The Sword and the Sickle

The Sword and the Sickle
AuthorMulk Raj Anand
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
Publication date
1942
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint
OCLC3850942
LC ClassPR9499.3.A5
Preceded byAcross the Black Waters 
Followed byThe 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]

  1. ^ "Poetics of Protest". The Hindu. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 8 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.