Gaban by Munshi Premchand

Gaban is a 1931 novel by Indian author Munshi Premchand that tells the story of Ramanath, a young man from a lower-middle-class family who gets entangled in a web of debt and corruption due to his wife Jalpa's desire for expensive jewelry. Driven by greed and the pressure to maintain a facade of wealth, Ramanath embezzles money, leading to his moral downfall. The book is a classic of Indian literature, exploring themes of greed, societal pressure, and redemption as Ramanath's journey forces him and Jalpa to confront their moral and ethical struggles.