Story of Hori, a poor peasant who yearns to own a cow and to make the pious Hindu's traditional gift to a Brahmin when he dies. Through Premchand's vivid character portrayals we witness the efforts of Hori's family to survive the conflicts of village politics and the webs spun by colonial landownership patterns. Counterposed to the culture of rural connectedness but also constriction is the isolation but also freedom of the city. Here the rigors of industrialization and empty materialism only can be offset by the promise of Gandhian idealism.

In Godan, two worlds exist side by side, occasionally touching one another. This is Premchand s last complete novel.

Godan, a story of stark realism is Premchand’s most outstanding work. It is his last completed novel which brings out the realistic interpretation of Indian village society. This is a story of people, hungry and semi starved, yet hopeful and optimistic in the truest spirit of the age it represent.

The Gray Wolf's trek across Northern Michigan continues, as Godan makes his way from the ?Warm and Friendly Port? of Alpena to ?The Cherry Capital of the World?, Traverse City, with one goal in mind: take out Dia, the daughter of the werewolf he had just previously fought, Lycaon, who has the same evil ambitions as her bestial father. But will it be that easy? Or does Dia have some tricks?or, more so, secrets?up her sleeve that will spell the end for our gutter punks journey? Find out, as Godan faces off with the Queen of the Third Coast! ""Equal parts engaging and entertaining...a cross between DC comics and Hammer films. It is the most creative superhero story since Island of the Super People."" ? Andrew J. Stone, author of All Hail the House Gods

'Godan' is an epic in Hindi prose. It is the most famous work of Munshi Premchand. 'Godan' gives a vivid picture of the condition of Indian farmers during the author's lifetime. The novel is relevant today because the rural folks' problems still exist. Farmers have generally been exploited by money-lenders, government officials and superstitious community members. Hori, a well-off cultivator, suffers for his dependence on these exploiters. He works very hard, grows various crops, yet starves with his family because almost all his crops are given away to clear the creditor' dues. He efforts to protect his family dignity but fails because he was continuously exploited.

This international Hindi classic by Munshi Premchand is the last book from the stable of this prolific and brilliant writer who continues to live in the hearts of Hindi lovers even nearly a century after his death. This book is widely acknowledged as Premchand’s best, and ranks among the top, in fact, is at the top, of novels that have enriched the world of Hindi literature. Completed in 1936, the year of his death, Godan depicts in telling detail the vicissitudes of rural life, the political upheavals of the early twentieth century, and how events and circumstances shaped the lives of people, city and rural. However, the emphasis is more on life in the villages and the problems villagers face and the misery that makes their lives a constant struggle for existence from birth to death. Much of the vagaries and vicissitudes of rural life outlined in, reflect much of what Premchand drew from his childhood and subsequent background. He was born and brought up in an insignificant village near Banaras, now Varanasi, and lived much of his life there. The characters he has depicted are mostly based on rural dwellers or those with rural backgrounds who later migrated to cities in search of livelihood. However, their hearts always remained in their villages because of the strong emotional bond that not many could forget.

Still reeling from the events that took place in Traverse City, Godan heads back to Chicago, heartbroken and drunk. Suddenly, in Kalamazoo, he is attacked by a foe that he thought he would never have the chance to face off against-nor did he imagine would be so powerful! Luckily for him though, he is not fighting alone this time: Canadian superhero Wolf Savage is in town, and he is more than willing to help the Gray Wolf out, whether Godan wants it or not. Will the canine duo be able to take on the demonic threat that is out to get them? Will the mysterious connection Godan and Wolf Savage share tear them apart? Or do they have what it takes to realize their BLOOD HARMONY? "Godan is a foul-mouthed and unrepentant punk hero...Schuelke has again created a rich, involving world and characters whose lives are rusted and real."--Gareth Spark, author of Snake Farm