by Mulk Raj Anand
Well written and easy to read. This story takes place in India, and is about the caste system and how those in the lower caste are treated unfairly. One thing I did not enjoy was the main character, Bakha who is of the sweeper caste. He cares more for fashion than practicality, and seems ungrateful ...
A story simple in concept but deep in meaning and personality. A young untouchable boy deals with life in a society that pushes him to the deepest parts of inhumanity. You follow him as he simply tries to life, meeting the people and injustices he meets and finding yourself drawn in to his world.It ...
It is perhaps not fair that I am giving this book only one star as I didn't finish it, but I have been trying to read it for a full four weeks now and cannot get past page 44. I pick it up, read a couple paragraphs and put it back down. Clearly this book does not speak to me. Perhaps I will try it a...
I read this for this Post-Colonial English Lit class that I am taking and to be honest, I don't know where this book is when it comes to the topic. Anyway, I'll be writing my essay on this book; I haven't yet decided what particular topic it is that I want to focus on specifically but there were a l...
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