How Much Land Does a Man Need? It is a short story by Leo Tolstoy about a man called Pahom who in his lust for land, sacrifices everything, including his own life. Years ago this short story was included in the English syllabus of our Matriculation examination.
I don't know if an Assamese translation "Maati aaru Manuh" refers to the same story. The name of the main character is different. Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 2, page 1434 mentions about the work of Lila Gogoi including the publication of 1963 - Srimantar Mati aru Manuh (a study of the life and culture of the tribes of the Arunachal Pradesh). This is not the book which Chandan means. Wahid da -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens uttam borthakur Verzonden: zondag 9 december 2007 8:57 Aan: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world CC: shantanunandan sharma; shantanu sharma; shantanu sharma Onderwerp: Re: [Assam] A Question Dear Manoj I seem to remember the book and its get up. It had a hard bound, turbid in its colour and had some sort of figure in the cover. I too suspect as you do to be that of Tolstoy. My mother seconds me. May be the original title by Tolstoy was different. Some people told me that they will look up. Has Chandan Da wagered some where:-)? Manoj Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ok...i am forwarding this mail to shantanu nandan sharma..his grandfather may know.. tc On Dec 8, 2007 8:57 PM, Chan Mahanta wrote: > I am not sure it was Tolstoy Manoj. I looked up Tolstoy's works and > did not ring a bell. Must be some other great author. > > > > > > > > > > > At 10:03 AM +0530 12/8/07, Manoj Das wrote: > >is it by leo tolstoy? > > > >On Dec 8, 2007 8:54 AM, Chan Mahanta wrote: > > > >> Way back when I was in Class VI or VII, I read an Assamese > >> translation of a novel entitled Maati aaru Manuh. If I am not > >> mistaken, the two principal characters in the novel were Isaac and > >> Einaar ( or Inaar) or something like that. Has anyone read it? If so > >> who wrote the original and who was the translator? I am curious to > >> all heck, now that I can't remember the details. BTW, it was a thick > >> book. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> assam mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > >> > >_______________________________________________ > >assam mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org Uttam Kumar Borthakur --------------------------------- DELETE button is history. Unlimited mail storage is just a click away. _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
