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Untouchable
Untouchable
Author: Mulk Raj Anand
Bakha is a young man, proud and even attractive, yet none the less he is an outcast in India's caste system: an Untouchable. In deceptively simple prose this groundbreaking novel describes a day in the life of Bakha, sweeper and toilet-cleaner, as he searches for a meaning to the tragic existence he has been born into -- and comes to an unex...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140183955
ISBN-10: 0140183957
Publication Date: 7/3/1990
Pages: 160
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Publisher: Penguin Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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VERY interesting book about being an Untouchable class member in India.
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This book is very interesting and a great look into Indian culture. It captures the many humiliations, trials and tribulations of Bakha, a latrine cleaner, and his experiences at the hands of higher caste Hindus. You cannot but help have empathy for the way Bakha is treated. It is a very short read but very enlightening.


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