Chandan; I was not sure about the author. That was why I put a question mark. However, I am clear about the plot. It resembles that of Good Earth which I have read as well as seen the movie. It is about a Chinese peasant how he started his life and family clearing new land etc. When you told that about the plot of Mati Aru Manuh, I remembered the plot now. At that time also I was thinking that Mati Aru Manuh was based on Good Earth. But I don't think it was mentioned anywhere. It was definitely not a translation of that book or any other book I think. It was definitely not Tolstoy. But who knows, I may be wrong. Let us se when someone find a copy of Mati Aru Manuh. I will check with a book stall in Guwahati. Thanks Rajen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chan Mahanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around theworld" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 8:01 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] A Question
> Thanks Uttam. > > I was confused once more when I wrote to Rajen confirming it to be > Jogesh Das, who probably was the author of another translated novel I > read about the same time " Daawor Aaru Nai"--a war story. > > It will be interesting to find out about the origins of Maati aaru Manuh. > > Incidentally, The Good Earth story did not seem to be the origin. > > c-da > > > > > > > > > > At 4:29 AM +0000 12/10/07, uttam borthakur wrote: >>Chandan Da >> >> Matir Manooh is by Hitesh Deka, as confirmed by Paresh Malakar of Anwesha. >> Mati Aru Manooh to my belief is a translated piece and a Russian >>one at that. Like you, I have not read Pearl S Buck's Good Earth and >>there the characters' names are not what you say. And I am sure we >>did not have PSB's translated work at our place, only the English >>ones. Paresh says he'll trace the book if it was there in the first >>place. >> >>Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> K >> >> >>Very apt indeed. Never came across it myself. Very similar to >>Dhulikona Moi by the late Chandradhar Barua. >> >> >>c-da >> >> >> >> >>At 2:42 PM -0600 12/9/07, kamal deka wrote: >>>Chandanda, >>> >>>your query in regard to the Oxomiya book " Mati aru Manuh " reminds me of a >>>Oxomiya kobita , I read during my early school years.I don't know the name >>>of the poet nor do I remember all the stanzas of the same.I vaguely remember >>>a few lines , which are as follows: >>>" MATIR MANUH MATIT MILIBO >>>DHUN PES KEO KORISE LAGIBO >>>MISA GORBO MISA OBHIMAN >>>MORILEY XOKOLU XOMAN >>>SMOXANEI JOLONTO PROMAN" >>> >>>KJD >>> >>> >>>On 12/9/07, Chan Mahanta wrote: >>>> >>>> You are right Rajen-- the author WAS Jogesh Das. Now I remember. >>>> >>>> But I never read The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck. I guess that is why >>>> could not make the connection. I will have to look up The Good Earth >>>> synopsis now, if not reads it some day. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> At 10:26 AM -0600 12/9/07, Rajen & Ajanta Barua wrote: >>>> >Chandan >>>> >If I remeber, the novel Mati aru Manuh by Jogesh Das (?) may be based on >>>> the >>>> >novel Good Earth by Pers Buck, because I rembered the similarity when >>>> >reading the novel. >>>> >Rajen >>>> >----- Original Message ----- >>>> >From: "Chan Mahanta" >>>> >To: < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "A Mailing list for people interested in >>>> Assam >>>> >from around theworld" < [email protected]> >>>> >Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 8:35 AM >>>> >Subject: Re: [Assam] A Question >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >> WK: >>>> >> >>>> >> No, it is not How Much Land Does a Man Need -- we knew that story >>>> >> well from our matriculation syllabus as well. >>>> >> >>>> >> I remember the title Maati Aaru Manuh well. But I could be mixed up >>>> >> about the names of the main characters. My very vague recollection is >>>> >> that the story dealt with pioneering characters in a new or frontier >>>> >> land. >>>> >> >>>> >> s >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> At 10:02 AM +0100 12/9/07, W.Saleh wrote: >>>> >>>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 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. 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