The Road (Anand novel)

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The Road
AuthorMulk Raj Anand
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
1961
Media typePrint

The Road is a 1961 English-language novel by Mulk Raj Anand.[1] The main character Bhikhu bears many similarities to the character Bakha in Anand's earlier novel Untouchable.<ref>B. R. Agrawal Mulk Raj Anand -- 2006 8126905867 Page 149 "His novel, The Road (1961) also deals with the theme of untouchability. Bhikhu is known as Bakha of Untouchable. He is a poor road worker and with his people works to build a road to solve the problems of transportation.


Important characters of "The Road" novel

Bhikhu-protagonist; Pandit Suraj mani; Dhooli singh; Thakur singh; Lacchman-son of dhooli singh; Sanju;son of thakur

References[edit]

  1. ^ B. R. Agrawal (2006). Mulk Raj Anand. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. pp. 149–. ISBN 978-81-269-0586-7.