Man Whose Name Did Not Appear in the Census: And Other Stories [Dec 01, 2006] Anand, Mulk Raj

by Mulk Raj Anand

This volume is remarkable for the variety of its inspiration. Anand's picture is real, comprehensive, and subtle, and the shifts in moods, from farce to comedy, from pathos to tragedy, and from the realistic to the poetic, are remarkable.

109 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2011

About the author

Mulk Raj Anand was an Indian writer in English, notable for his depiction of the lives of the poorer castes in traditional Indian society. One of the pioneers of Indo-Anglian fiction, he, together with R.K. Narayan, Ahmed Ali and Raja Rao, was one of the first India-based writers in English to gain an international readership. Anand is admired for his novels and short stories, which have acquired the status of being classic works of modern Indian English literature, noted for their perceptive insight into the lives of the oppressed and their analyses of impoverishment, exploitation and misfortune. He is also notable for being among the first writers to incorporate Punjabi and Hindustani idioms into English.

Reviews

[Vivart · Rating 5 out of 5]

A rare treasure trove of stories.

[Rohan Kalia · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good collection, my favourite being 'The Thief'