Landga

by Anant Samant

A heart touching novel about a wolf

Genres: Marathi

205 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

His every short story and novel reflects the stormy life that he has lived across the seas and in this soil. He considers himself to be a common man, living common life; But his literature shocked Marathi readers and critics with unread, unheard, unseen world. His first novel ‘M. T. Aiwa Maru’ was like a fresh wind gushing in to feed hunger of younger generations for something true, timely and new. It was praised, acclaimed and awarded. Now, even after twenty years it is the best seller and the only novel of its kind in literature.
His second novel ‘Trimakasi Madam’ is nearly an extension of ‘M. T. Aiwa Maru’.
‘Avirat’ tells the story of proud, nation-lover NRI coming back to India to start a hotel bussiness and see his faiths, notions and dream shattering. The great Marathi author shri Jaywant Dalvi claimed ‘Avirat’ to be greater piece of work than ‘M.T.Aiwa Maru.’
‘Oshtories’ is the most sensitive of his novels trying to differentiate soul, mind and body. It connects spirituality with photography. In this novel Camera has a character and Photos clicked are points of climax. Using Photography as a medium the author discloses the secrets of love, soul and body. No novel in any language can even be compared with ‘Oshtories’.
These five of his dozen novels are enough to explain versatility, variety and strength of his pen. His every novel is adored by young generation of Marathi readers. His direct and deceptively simple style of writing spawned number of imitators but no equals.
Four of his books, ‘M.T. Aiwa Maru’, ‘K five’, ‘ Front line story’, ‘Bypassche divas’ were adopted by ‘National Association of Blind’ as talking-books.

Reviews

[अनिकेत · Rating 5 out of 5]

All time favorite book, its one of the best book by Samant, request u all to read it

[Aniket Patil · Rating 5 out of 5]

The original writing of Jack London -White Fang has been perfectly translated into Marathi by keeping the emotions as it is by Anant Samant. It teaches us many things, how a wolf has to struggle in his life and adjusted with the environment. He is quick to learn things. He is half wolf half dog. Has best of both the qualities. Some events in his life are new, happy,sad , he gets flavour of almost every mood and situation in life. Shows Jack Londons keen observation skills.

However, it also seems metaphorical keeping himself in centre. But while reading every reader feels its about their life or in general struggle of life everyone has to face when they go in the outside world. That is the beauty of this book. Book keeps you interested till the last page. This books is much more ahead than vyankatesh madgulkar's- sattantar which is on the similar lines but about monkeys and has limited scope.

[Aditya Patil · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wasn't aware that this book is an adaptation of an English novel written 100 years ago. The translation is fairly good. The book centres around a wolf; half wolf, half dog - how he's born, how he survives in deadly winter of Northland, coming in contact with humans and at the end, how the last owner tries domesticising him.
The book also dwells on how ruthless the animal world is, how they think- which was interesting enough, gives you a glimpse of animal world.
3 ⭐ from my side.

[Amogh Pendse · Rating 4 out of 5]

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