Bazaar-e-Husn
| Author | Munshi Premchand |
|---|---|
| Original title | Urdu: بازارِ حُسن, Hindi: सेवासदन |
| Language | Hindustani |
| Genre | Novel |
Publication date | Calcutta (Hindi, 1919) and Lahore (Urdu, 1924) |
| Publication place | British India |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| 891.4393 | |
Bazaar-e-Husn (Urdu: بازارِ حُسن) or Seva Sadan (Hindi: सेवासदन, lit. 'The House of service') is a Hindustani novel by Premchand.
It was originally written in Urdu under the title Bazaar-e-Husn ("Market of Beauty" or red-light district) but was first published in Hindi from Calcutta as Seva Sadan ("The House of Service"), in 1919. It was published in Urdu, in 1924, from Lahore.
Bazaar-e-Husn was Premchand's first major novel; he had previously published four novellas in Urdu of about 100 pages each.
An English translation was released by Oxford University Press, India in New Delhi in 2005, the year being the 125th anniversary of Premchand's birth.