Paperback, 160 pages
English language
Published Sept. 19, 1990 by penguin.
untouchable
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Untouchable is a novel by Mulk Raj Anand published in 1935. The novel established Anand as one of India's leading English authors. The book was inspired by his aunt's experience when she had a meal with a Muslim woman and was treated as an outcast by her family. The plot of this book, Anand's first, revolves around the argument for eradicating the caste system. It depicts a day in the life of Bakha, a young "sweeper", who is "untouchable" due to his work of cleaning latrines.
Subjects
- Classic fiction
- Modern fiction
- Classics
- Indian Literature In English
- Fiction - General
- English
- Literature: Classics
- India
- Fiction / Classics