Swapna Saraswata
| Author | Gopalakrishna Pai |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Genre | Fiction, Historical |
| Published | 2011 Bhagyalakshmi Prakashana, Bengaluru. |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 9788190817929 |
Swapna Sarswata is novel written by Gopalakrishna Pai. This book won 2011's Kannada Sahitya Akademi Award for the author.[1] This book also won prestigious Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award and the H. Shantaram Literary Award[2] Author mentioned that he has worked for nearly 20 years and sourced 4,000 books, manuscripts and documents for this work. He has traveled from Goa to Kochi to meet people and studied their lifestyle. He has worked for nearly five years on the draft and revised it six times.[2]
The novel narrates the Gowda Saraswat community's diaspora along the west coast of India between the early 16th Century and late 18th Century. The author put in years of research, delving into written histories and oral narrations, covering a huge time span and the social dynamics within the community in the perspective of historical events.
The book has been translated into English, Marathi, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali and Tamil.