The Sword and the Sickle

The Sword and the Sickle
Author	Mulk Raj Anand
Country	India
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Publication date	1942
Media type	Print
OCLC	3850942
LC Class	PR9499.3.A5
Preceded by	Across the Black Waters
Followed by	The Private Life of an Indian Prince

The Sword and the Sickle is a novel by Mulk Raj Anand first published in 1942. Like his other novels, this one also deals with the topic of social and political structures, specifically, the rise of Communism.[1] The title for the book was given to Anand by George Orwell.[2] The novel was in keeping with British and American writings of the time.[3] The book was the final part of the trilogy that included The Village and Across the Black Waters.[4]

References

"Poetics of Protest". The Hindu. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
"Mulk Raj Anand". London: The Daily Telegraph. 29 September 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
"The end of an era". Financial Express. 3 October 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
George, C. J (1994). Mulk Raj Anand, his art and concerns: a study of his non-autobiographical novels. Atlantic Publishers. p. 77. ISBN 978-81-7156-445-3. Retrieved 31 August 2009.

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[1] "Poetics of Protest". The Hindu. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2009.

[2] "Mulk Raj Anand". London: The Daily Telegraph. 29 September 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2009.

[3] "The end of an era". Financial Express. 3 October 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2009.

[4] George, C. J (1994). Mulk Raj Anand, his art and concerns: a study of his non-autobiographical novels. Atlantic Publishers. p. 77. ISBN 978-81-7156-445-3. Retrieved 31 August 2009.