Untouchable [by] Mulk Raj Anand
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Untouchable [by] Mulk Raj Anand

by Mulk Raj Anand

1935•Drama•160 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA weighty, grounded novel: stirring and inventive. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

With precision, vitality, and a fury that earned him praise as India's Charles Dickens, Mulk Raj Anand recreates in" Untouchable" what it was like to live on the fringes of society in pre-independence India. Bakha, an attractive, proud, and strong young man, is also an Untouchable, the lowest of the low in India's caste system.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

DalitsSocial life and customsUntouchablesIndiaCasteSocial conditions

Details

Author
Mulk Raj Anand
Published
1935
Pages
160
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