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" < assam@assamnet.org> >>> >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 >>> >>>> >> assam@assamnet.org >>> >>>> >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>> >>>> >> >>> >>>> >_______________________________________________ >>> >>>> >assam mailing list >>> >>>> > assam@assamnet.org >>> >>>> > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>> > >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>>> assam mailing list >>> >>>> assam@assamnet.org >>> >>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>> >>>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>> >>>assam mailing list >>> >>> assam@assamnet.org >>> >>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>Uttam Kumar Borthakur >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>--------------------------------- >>> >>> DELETE button is history. 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