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A review by pretty_little_bibliophile
Six Acres and a Third: The Classic Nineteenth-Century Novel about Colonial India by Fakir Mohan Senapati
4.0
One of my recent reads has been this fantastic novel on Indian society and culture, in a small town in what is modern-day Odisha, then under the Colonial rule. I am also reading it for Smriti's @sant.reads #LitWithIndianLit
SIX AND A THIRD ACRES is such a wonderful mix of all - firstly, we have an absolutely witty narrator who uses and also often defies the accepted norms and rules when it comes to writing. He/She is so innocently sarcastic that it was like reading a satire on the hypocrisy of these men in power and how they try to cheat others all under the pretense of helping them.
This book has it all - the way the zamindars (local landowners) oppressed and looted the peasants, even as the White Masters continued to oppress and loot the Indians. We see the social scenario of the people of this place and how their lot in life is dependent on this eponymous plot of land - the sale and ownership of which, ultimately affects these people.
To be honest, when I found out what the book is about, I expected something along the lines of a Dickensian novel. But the narrator just made everything so much better! I was chuckling half the time! I thought this was a very original work that is a must read for you if you are hoping to delve into the treasure trove that is #indianliterature because this is definitely one of the best ones that I have ever come across!
SIX AND A THIRD ACRES is such a wonderful mix of all - firstly, we have an absolutely witty narrator who uses and also often defies the accepted norms and rules when it comes to writing. He/She is so innocently sarcastic that it was like reading a satire on the hypocrisy of these men in power and how they try to cheat others all under the pretense of helping them.
This book has it all - the way the zamindars (local landowners) oppressed and looted the peasants, even as the White Masters continued to oppress and loot the Indians. We see the social scenario of the people of this place and how their lot in life is dependent on this eponymous plot of land - the sale and ownership of which, ultimately affects these people.
To be honest, when I found out what the book is about, I expected something along the lines of a Dickensian novel. But the narrator just made everything so much better! I was chuckling half the time! I thought this was a very original work that is a must read for you if you are hoping to delve into the treasure trove that is #indianliterature because this is definitely one of the best ones that I have ever come across!