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| birth_date = c. {{birth year and age|1935}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[British Raj]]<br />
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| notableworks = ''Andhi Duniyan'' (1970)<br />
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'''Pratāpanārāyaṇa Ṭaṇḍana''' (born c. 1935, [[Lucknow]]), anglicized as '''''Pratap Narayan Tandon''''', is an Indian [[Hindi]] [[social novel]]ist and literary critic nominated for the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Tandon was born on 1935 in the city of [[Lucknow]], [[British Raj]].<br />
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===Career===<br />
Between 1960 and 1970, he wrote a number of novels, which helped to establish a completely new genre of readers.<ref name=penguin/> He used simple, conversational Hindi when writing, and his writing style was completely original. He is regarded as an accomplished writer of novels centered on current events.<ref name=penguin>{{cite web|url=https://www.penguin.co.in/book/andhi-duniyan-2/#:~:text=Pratap%20Narayan%20Tandon%20is%20a,writing%20based%20on%20contemporary%20issues.|title=Pratapnarayan Tandon|website=Penguin Random House India|access-date=6 December 2024}}</ref><br />
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His most successful novel was ''Andhi Duniyan'', published in 1970. It follows the story of Riti, a young girl who finds herself instantly encircled by darkness, and the entire world watches as the drama of her life plays out. When she lost her sight, her good looks were totally overshadowed, and she has to fight social suffocations despite her constant pains to rebel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.penguin.co.in/book/andhi-duniyan-2/|title=Andhi Duniyan|website=Penguin Random House India|date=6 December 2024}}</ref><br />
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===Recognition===<br />
In [[1973 Nobel Prize in Literature|1973]] and [[1974 Nobel Prize in Literature|1974]], he was nominated for the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] by Brij Behari Nayak, professor and director of [[University of Lucknow]], and Kesari Narayan Shukla, professor of Hindi and Modern Indian Languages of the same university, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/archive/show.php?id=23043|title=Nomination archive – Pratap Narain Tandor|website=nobelprize.org|access-date=6 December 2024}}</ref><br />
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==Publications==<br />
===Fiction===<br />
* 1956: ''[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.525612 Kaindidey]'' [कैंडिडे] (Eng. trans. ''Candide''). Sahitya Prakashan<br />
* 1960: ''Andhi Drishti'' [अन्धी दृष्टि] (Eng. trans. ''Blind Vision''). Sāhitya Kendra Prakāśana<br />
* 1964: ''Navab Kankauva'' [नवाब कनकौवा]. Sāhitya Kendra Prakāśana<br />
* 1964: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/%C5%9A%C5%ABnya_k%C4%AB_p%C5%ABrti/1NVHAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Śūnya kī pūrti]'' [शून्य की पूर्ति] (Eng. trans. ''Filling the Void''). Viveka Prakāśana<br />
* 1964: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/R%C5%ABpahale_p%C4%81n%C4%AB_k%C4%AB_b%C5%ABn%CC%90de%E1%B9%83/t9VHAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Rūpahale pānī kī būn̐deṃ]'' [रुपहले पानी की बूंदें] (Eng. trans. ''Silver Water Drops''). Viveka Prakāśana<br />
* 1965: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Pathar%C4%ABle_pratir%C5%ABpa/edVHAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Patharīle pratirūpa]'' [पथरिले प्रतिरूपा] (Eng. trans. ''Rocky Pattern''). Viveka Prakāśana<br />
* 1966: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/V%C4%81san%C4%81_ke_a%E1%B9%85kura/AtZHAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Vāsanā ke aṅkura]'' [संकल्प के स्कोरा] (Eng. trans. ''Skora of Resolution''). Sāhitya Kendra Prakāśana<br />
* 1966: ''Rita'' [रीता]. Sāhitya Kendra Prakāśana<br />
* 1966: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Abhi%C5%9Bapt%C4%81/4ddHAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Abhiśaptā]'' [अभिशप्त] (Eng. trans. ''Accursed''). Sāhitya Kendra Prakāśana<br />
* 1969: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Premacanda/AacOAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Premacanda]'' [प्रेमकांडा] (Eng. trans. ''Love Affair''). Sāmayika Prakāśana<br />
* 1970: ''Andhi Duniyan'' [आधी दुनिया] (Eng. trans. ''Half the World''). Sanmārga Prakāśana, Penguin Random House India<br />
* 1971: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Pala_do_pala/XdVHAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Pala do pala]'' [एक क्षण, एक क्षण] (Eng. trans. ''A Moment, A Moment''). Rājapāla<br />
* 1975: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Dhabbe/3SsLAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Dhabbe]'' [धब्बे] (Eng. trans. ''Spots''). Sanmārga Prakāśana<br />
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===Non-fiction===<br />
* 1956: ''[https://books.google.com.ph/books/about/Urdu_Sahitya_ka_saral_ititras.html?id=ns3-jgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y Urdu-Sahitya ka Saral Ititras]'' [उर्दू-साहित्य का सरल िटिटर्स] (Eng. trans. ''Simple Titters of Urdu Literature''). Vidyamandir Press<br />
* 1956: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hind%C4%AB_upany%C4%81sa_me%E1%B9%83_varga_bh%C4%81van%C4%81/-67RAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Hindī upanyāsa meṃ varga-bhāvanā]'' [हिन्दी उपन्यासा मे वर्ग-भावना] (Eng. trans. ''Classic Sentiments in Hindi Novels''). Hindī Sāhitya Bhaṇḍāra<br />
* 1957: ''Hindī sāhitya: pichhala dashak'' [हिन्दी साहित्य : पिछला दशक] (Eng. trans. ''Hindi Literature: Last Decade''). Hindī Sāhitya Bhaṇḍāra<br />
* 1964: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hind%C4%AB_upany%C4%81sa_me%E1%B9%83_kath%C4%81_%C5%9Bilpa_k%C4%81/c21TAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Hindī upanyāsa meṃ kathā-śilpa kā vikāsa]'' [हिंदी उपन्यास में कथा-शिल्प का विकास] (* 1964: Hindi Upanyas Mein Katha Shilp ka Vikas [हिंदी उपन्यास में कथा शिल्प का विकास] (Eng. trans. ''Development of Narrative Craft in Hindi Novel''). Hindī Sāhitya Bhaṇḍāra<br />
* 1965: ''[https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Hind%C4%AB_upany%C4%81sa_kal%C4%81_1_Sa%E1%B9%83skaran%E1%BA%A1.html?id=CuIKvwEACAAJ&hl=en&output=html_text&redir_esc=y Hindī upanyāsa kalā]'' [हिंदी उपन्यास काला] (Eng. trans. ''The Hindi Black Novel''). Hindī Samiti, Sūcanā Vibhāga, Uttara Pradeśa<br />
* 1965: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Sam%C4%ABksh%C4%81_ke_m%C4%81na_aura_Hind%C4%AB_sam%C4%ABksh/6HXRAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Samīkshā ke māna aura Hindī samīkshā kī viśishṭa pravr̥ttiyām̐]'' [समीक्षा की मुख्य आभा हिंदी समीक्षा की विशिष्ट प्रवृत्तियाम्] (Eng. trans. ''Reflection of Review: Distinctive Tendencies of Hindi Review''). Viveka Prakāśana<br />
* 1967: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hind%C4%AB_upany%C4%81sa_k%C4%81_paricaya%C4%81tmaka_iti/wXjRAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Hindī upanyāsa kā paricayaātmaka itihāsa]'' [हिंदी उपन्यासों का इतिहास] (Eng. trans. ''History of Hindi Novels''). Viveka Prakāśana<br />
* 1968: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hind%C4%AB_s%C4%81hitya_k%C4%81_pravr%CC%A5ttigata_itih/ANdEAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Hindī sāhitya kā pravr̥ttigata itihāsa]'' [हिंदी साहित्य का प्रवृत्ति इतिहास] (Eng. trans. ''Early History of Hindi Literature''). Viveka Prakāśana<br />
* 1970: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/P%C4%81%C5%9Bc%C4%81tya_sam%C4%ABksh%C4%81_k%C4%AB_r%C5%ABparekh%C4%81/7sEPAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Pāścātya samīkshā kī rūparekhā]'' [पाश्चत्य समीक्षा की रूपरेखा] (Eng. trans. ''Outline of Western Review''). Rājapāla<br />
* 1970: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hind%C4%AB_kah%C4%81n%C4%AB_kal%C4%81/hMgKAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Hindī kahānī kalā]'' [हिंदी कहानी काली] (Eng. trans. ''The Hindi Black Story''). Hindī Samiti, Sūcanā Vibhāga, Uttara Pradeśa<br />
* 1971: ''Roos ke mahan upanyaasakaar'' [रूस के महँ उपन्यासकार] (Eng. trans. ''Russia's Greatest Novelist''). Lucknow Vivak Prakashan<br />
* 1972: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Sa%E1%B9%83skr%CC%A5ta_sam%C4%ABksh%C4%81_k%C4%AB_r%C5%ABparekh%C4%81/fhcOAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Saṃskr̥ta samīkshā kī rūparekhā]'' [संस्कृत समीक्षा की रूपरेखा] (Eng. trans. ''Outline of Sanskrit Review''). Somaiyā Pablikeśansa<br />
* 1973: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hind%C4%AB_s%C4%81hitya_k%C4%81_itih%C4%81sa/Y9ESAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Hindī sāhitya kā itihāsa]'' [हिन्दी साहित्य का इतिहास] (Eng. trans. ''History of Hindi Literature''). Nīlābha Prakāśana<br />
* 1974: ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hind%C4%AB_upany%C4%81sa_k%C4%81_udbhava_aura_vik%C4%81s/fvENAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&dq=inauthor:%22Prat%C4%81pan%C4%81r%C4%81ya%E1%B9%87a+%E1%B9%ACa%E1%B9%87%E1%B8%8Dana%22&printsec=frontcover Hindī upanyāsa kā udbhava aura vikāsa]'' [हिंदी उपन्यास का उदभव और विकास] (Eng. trans. ''Origin and Development of Hindi Novel''). Kalpakāra Prakāśana<br />
* 1982: ''Vyaktitva aur krutitva'' [व्यक्तित्व और कृतित्व] (Eng. trans. ''Personality and Creativity''). Sāmayika Prakāśana<br />
* 1986: ''Brahath Hindi patrakarita kosh'' [बृहत हिन्दी पत्रकारिता कोश] (Eng. trans. ''Greater Hindi Journalism Dictionary''). Viveka Prakāśana<br />
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