 1954 edition (publ. Liberty Press) | |
| Author | Mulk Raj Anand |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
Publication date | 1937 |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | |
| OCLC | 4096686 |
| Preceded by | Coolie |
| Followed by | The Village |
Two Leaves and a Bud is a novel by Mulk Raj Anand first published in 1937.[1] Like his other novels, this one also deals with the topic of oppression of the poor, and is about a peasant who tries to protect his daughter from a British soldier.[2] The story is based in the tea plantations of Assam. The book was subsequently adapted to a Hindi film, Rahi, by Dev Anand and simultaneously released in English as The Wayfarer.[3] The book depicts in detail the concept of haves and have-nots and the exploitation of one at the hand of the other, in pre-independence India.[4]
This is a dramatic novel that ends with a "tragic clash of interests and destinies".[5]
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- ^ "Mulk Raj Anand". London: The Daily Telegraph. 29 September 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ Roy, Amit (12 December 2004). "All the world's a Bollywood stage". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph (Kolkata). Archived from the original on 29 December 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ George, C. J (1994). Mulk Raj Anand, his art and concerns: a study of his non-autobiographical novels. Atlantic Publishers. p. 51. ISBN 978-81-7156-445-3. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ Ravi Kumar, N. P. (2007). Two Leaves and a Bud: A Proletariat Nove. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. pp. 112–117. ISBN 978-81-269-0399-3.