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The
2003 Award
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A Handsome Man by P.C.K. Prem
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Publisher of Nominated Edition: Abinhav Publications ISBN 8170173965 |
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ABOUT
THE BOOK
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| Before
the independence of the country, there was a spontaneous upsurge of patriotic
enthusiasm and fervour, a keenness to realise the dream of Ramrajya, of
prosperity and justice for all and uplift of the poor. However, the dreams
seem to vanish away in the post-independence era, as self-interest dominates,
corruption spreads, rat-race for getting easy money grows, and in the process
familial relations shrink and get dried up. A Handsome Man deepens our understanding about the drift of modern times where human relations and values are the first casualty. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
| P.C. K. Prem was born in 1946, in Himachal Pradesh, India. He received an MA in English Literature from Punjab University in 1970, then taught English in different colleges in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. He has been regularly writing in Pahari, Hindi and English and contributes to various magazines, newspapers and anthologies. His publications include several novels and collections of poems and short stories both in English and Hindi. |
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