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The Road (Anand novel)

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The Road
AuthorMulk Raj Anand
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
1961
Publication placeIndia
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.[2]

References

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