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SHARMA, K.K. ed. Perspectives on Mulk Raj Anand. Vimal Prakashan Ghaziabad India,
1978, 188pp.
1) Reappraisal of thematic and technical aspects of Anand’s fiction. Comprehension
of Anand’s stance demands close atention to the ‘thirties movement in England. 2)
Contextualises all facets of Anand’s work in a collection of major contributions, mostly
sociological and universalist in approach.
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GUPTA, RAMESHWAR. “The Gandhi in Anand.”: 77-83.
Finds Untouchable (1935) reflects and echoes Gandhi. Claims Anand is a Gandhian
because of his cleanliness, his concern with the dispossessed and the weak and for his
humanism.
HARREX, S. C. “Quest for Structures: Form, Fable and Technique in the Fiction of
Mulk Raj Anand.”: 153-168.
Offers the theory that Anand’s Marxist-Socialist quest for a humanist society and his
fictional pursuit of an appropriate verbal structure are complementary components of his
overall purpose. Labels his fiction the socio-political messianic novel and analyses his
“poetic realism”. Concludes that his fictional forms are allegorical representations of his
soul theories and philosophic ideas.
MATHUR, O.P. “An Approach to the Problem of National Integration in the Novels of
Mulk Raj Anand.”: 64-76.
Probes the main characters’ rejection of outmoded beliefs, customs, and rituals.
Interprets a call for national integration as the object of Anand’s writing in its attempt to
overcome the divisive force of religious intolerance.
Mulk Raj Anand. “Why I Write?”: 1-8.
NAIK, M. K. “Infinite Variety: A Study of the Short Stories of Mulk Raj Anand.”: 39-
51.
Proclaims the quality of his short stories based on variety of theme, mood, tone, and
technique. Demonstrates how Anand’s best work reveals a thorough apprehension of
what is enduring in the Indian folk tale tradition.
NATH, SURESH. “The Element of Protest in Mulk Raj Anand’s Fiction.”:129-38.
Considers this author’s work as spontaneous expression of protest against the painful
spectacle of human misery. Focuses on protest elements in Untouchable (1935) and
Coolie (1936).
RAIZADA, HARISH. “Ethics and Aesthetics of Mulk Raj Anand.”: 115-28.
Anand’s ethics are founded on comprehensive historical humanism. Aesthetics are
based on his innovative techniques of “poetic realism”.
RAM, ATMA. “Anand’s Prose Style: An Analysis.”: 169-76.
Probes into his prose style on the basis of Anand’s own comments. Traces his
aggressive incorporation of Punjabi peasant idiom into English.
SHEPHERD, RON. “Alienated Being: A Reappraisal of Anand’s Alienated Hero.”:
139-52.