Battlefield
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Battlefield
Vishram Bedekar
Translated by Jerry Pinto
Originally published in 1939 in Marathi as Ranaangan, this book explored nationalism, belonging and life at the brink of the Second World War. Largely set on a ship, it follows a tragic love story unfolding between a Marathi man and a Jewish woman escaping Nazi Germany.
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