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Kanda Mo Priya Janmabhumi

by Alan Paton

A society under strain

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A society under strain

Set against European imperialism and Christian conversion, the novel examines racial discrimination and social divisions in African society. Its account links economic, social, and racial inequality with an atmosphere of fear, including anxieties around loss, crime, and fractured families. The description also foregrounds contrasts between city and village life, customary traditions and urbanization, and differing outlooks between father and son. Together, these tensions frame a portrait of a society undergoing change and deterioration, with racism’s consequences as a central concern.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in fiction about colonialism, racism, and social inequality
  • Those seeking Southern African literature concerned with tensions between tradition and urbanization
  • Readers interested in family and generational differences within a changing society

Themes

Racial discrimination and resistanceColonialism and Christian conversionEconomic and social inequalityFear and family separationTradition, urbanization, and generational conflict

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Book overview

ୟୁରୋପୀୟ ସାମ୍ରାଜ୍ୟବାଦ ଓ ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟିଆନ ଧର୍ମାନ୍ତରୀକରଣ ପୃଷ୍ଠପଟରେ ଲିଖିତ ଏଇ ଉପନ୍ୟାସରେ କ୍ରମବର୍ଦ୍ଧିଷ୍ଣୁ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣ ବୈଷମ୍ୟବାଦ ଓ ଜାତିଭେଦ ବିରୋଧରେ ଆଫ୍ରିକାର କୃଷ୍ଣକାୟ ଅଧିବାସୀଙ୍କର ବିଦ୍ରୋହର ସ୍ୱର ପ୍ରତିଫଳିତ ହେଇଛି । ଅର୍ଥନୈତିକ, ସାମାଜିକ, ଜାତିଗତ ବିଷମତା ଭିତରେ ସେଠି କେମିତି ଚାରିଆଡ଼େ ଭୟର ବାତାବରଣ ଘେରି ରହିଛି ତାର ଅବତାରଣା କରାଯାଇଛି । ଏପରିକି ନବଜାତକ ଶିଶୁ ବି ଉତ୍ତରାଧିକାର ସୂତ୍ରରେ ଭୟ ନେଇ ଜନ୍ମ ହୁଏ - ପ୍ରିୟ ମଣିଷକୁ ହରାଇବାର ଭୟ, ବିଶ୍ୱାସ ହରାଇବାର ଭୟ, ଅପରାଧର ଭୟ, ବିଖଣ୍ଡିତ ପରିବାରର ଭୟ ଇତ୍ୟାଦି... ଏଇ ପରିପ୍ରେକ୍ଷୀରେ ସହର ବନାମ ଗାଁ, ପାରମ୍ପରିକ ଦେଶୀୟ ଜୀବନ ବନାମ ତଥାକଥିତ ସଭ୍ୟ ସହରୀକରଣ, ମୂଲ୍ୟବୋଧ ଭିତ୍ତିକ ବାପା ବନାମ ପୁଅର ଜୀବନଦୃଷ୍ଟି ଆଦିର ଏକ ସଂଘର୍ଷମୟ ବିରୋଧାଭାସକୁ ଜଟିଳ ରୂପକ ଓ ଅଳଙ୍କାର ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ଚିତ୍ରଣ କରି ଆଲାନ୍] ପେଟନ୍] ଆଫ୍ରିକୀୟ ସମାଜର କ୍ରମବର୍ଦ୍ଧିଷ୍ଣୁ ଅବକ୍ଷୟକୁ ଦର୍ଶାଇଛନ୍ତି ।

ବର୍ଣ୍ଣବୈଷମ୍ୟବାଦର କୁପରିଣାମ ଉପରେ ଏକ ସାମାଜିକ ବିବରଣୀ ଭାବରେ ବିବେଚିତ ଏଇ ଉପନ୍ୟାସଟିକୁ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ପାଠକଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ପହଞ୍ଚାଇବାକୁ ଏହା ଏକ ବୌଦ୍ଧିକ ପ୍ରୟାସ ମାତ୍ର ।

 

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