Six Acres and a Third

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Six Acres and a Third is a classic 19th-century Odia novel by Fakir Mohan Senapati, celebrated for its satirical critique of colonial-era rural exploitation and social injustice in India.

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instanceOf Odia novel
novel
satirical novel
associatedWith Odia literary renaissance
author Fakir Mohan Senapati NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin India
critiques colonial administration
local elites
culturalContext colonial-era Odisha
depicts impact of colonial revenue policies
relations between landlords and peasants
firstPublicationCentury 19th century
genre satire
social novel
hasCanonicalStatus classic of Indian literature
classic of Odia fiction
hasProtagonistType rural peasants
hasTranslation English
multiple Indian languages
language Odia
literaryForm prose fiction
literaryMovement realism
literarySignificance considered a classic of Odia literature
regarded as an early Indian realist novel
mainTheme colonialism in India
rural exploitation
social injustice
medium print
narrativeStyle third-person narration
narrativeTone satirical
notableFor critique of colonial-era land relations
portrayal of peasant life in Odisha
use of irony and humor
originalTitle Chha Mana Atha Guntha NERFINISHED
region Odisha NERFINISHED
setting rural Odisha
settingPeriod 19th century
subject corruption
landlordism
power and oppression
title Six Acres and a Third NERFINISHED

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Chha Mana Atha Guntha hasTitleInEnglish Six Acres and a Third