[Assam] A Question

[Chan Mahanta]

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.

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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
>
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>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 <dasmk2k at gmail.com> 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.
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>>  At 10:03 AM +0530 12/8/07, Manoj Das wrote:
>>  >is it by leo tolstoy?
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>>  >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.
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