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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
region Odisha ⓘ
linked to: Orissa
setting rural Odisha ⓘ
settingPeriod 19th century ⓘ
subject corruption ⓘ
landlordism ⓘ
power and oppression ⓘ
title Six Acres and a Third ⓘ

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Chha Mana Atha Guntha → hasTitleInEnglish → Six Acres and a Third ⓘ
Six Acres and a Third → title → Six Acres and a Third ⓘ