Hari Narayan Apte

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Hari Narayan Apte (1864-1919) is acknowledged to be the founder of the modern Marathi novel and of the modern Marathi short story as well. He raised the Marathi novel from the level of mere entertainment to that of a serious work of art..

His novels are read with interest even today by common readers as well as by serious students of Marathi literature.