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DescriptionThe world is on the brink of World War II. Herta, like thousands of other Jews,is escaping from Hitler’s Germany to Shanghai with her frail mother and meagrepossessions. Chakradhar Vidhwans, a Marathi man, is returning to Mumbai aftera long stay in England. While on the ship from Italy to Shanghai, Herta is rejectedfor her race, and Chakradhar gets into a fight with a waiter who insults him for hisskin colour. A chance encounter leads to Herta and Chakradhar finding solace andlove in each other. But when Chakradhar disembarks in India and Herta can’t, theirseparation is tragic and moving.Originally published in 1939 in Marathi as Ranaangan, this powerful investigationof nationalism is also a testimony to the redemptive power of love. Urgent andrelevant now more than ever, this classic is brought to a new readership in aluminous translation by the celebrated author and translator Jerry Pinto. 3