Devdas
1917 novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Bengali novel. For other uses, see Devdas (disambiguation).
Devdas (Bengali: দেবদাস, transliterated as Debdās) is a Bengali romance novel written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The story pivots a tragic triangle linking Devdas, an archetypal lover in viraha (separation); Paro, his forbidden childhood love; and Chandramukhi, a reformed courtesan (tawaif).[1] Devdas has been adapted on screen 20 times for film and 5 times for single song.
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Author | Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay |
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Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | GCS |
Publication date | 30 June 1917 |
Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
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The character of Parvati was based on a real life second wife of zamindar Bhuvan Mohan Chowdhury,[2] It was said that the writer had even visited that village.[3] According to sources, the original village was called Hatipota.[3]