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Tale of a young Nepali peasant farmer's run of bad luck. Dhan Dhané Bahadur Basnet, 25, strives to support himself; his wife, Maina; a small son; and his teenage sister, Jhumavati, and buys a buffalo on interest from a moneylender to help plant his family plot. But the buffalo's calf dies...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Nepali |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Tale of a young Nepali peasant farmer's run of bad luck. Dhan Dhané Bahadur Basnet, 25, strives to support himself; his wife, Maina; a small son; and his teenage sister, Jhumavati, and buys a buffalo on interest from a moneylender to help plant his family plot. But the buffalo's calf dies, then the buffalo rampages a neighboring field, leaving Dhané responsible for damages. To pay off the debt, Dhané agrees to work another farmer's fields and offers his home and land as security. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 123 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780231512954 0231512953 1322662657 9781322662657 |