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'''''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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/lr/2005/12/04/stories/2005120400090200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051208053621/http://www.hindu.com/lr/2005/12/04/stories/2005120400090200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2005|title=Poetics of Protest|date=December 4, 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-09-02}}</ref> The title for the book was given to Anand by [[George Orwell]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1472853/Mulk-Raj-Anand.html|title=Mulk Raj Anand|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=2009-08-31 | location=London | date=2004-09-29}}</ref> The novel was in keeping with [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[United States|American]] writings of the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/the-end-of-an-era/67601/0|title=The end of an era|date=October 3, 2004|publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]]|accessdate=2009-09-02}}</ref> The book was the final part of the trilogy that included ''[[The Village (Anand novel)|The Village]]'' and ''[[Across the Black Waters]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=George|first=C. J|title=Mulk Raj Anand, his art and concerns: a study of his non-autobiographical novels|publisher=Atlantic Publishers|year=1994|pages=77|isbn=978-81-7156-445-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M7LSHdlvRtcC&lpg=PA51&dq=%22Two%20Leaves%20and%20a%20Bud%22%2B%22Mulk%20Raj%20Anand%22&pg=PA51#v=onepage&q=%22Two%20Leaves%20and%20a%20Bud%22+%22Mulk%20Raj%20Anand%22&f=false|accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref>
'''''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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/lr/2005/12/04/stories/2005120400090200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051208053621/http://www.hindu.com/lr/2005/12/04/stories/2005120400090200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2005|title=Poetics of Protest|date=December 4, 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-09-02}}</ref> The title for the book was given to Anand by [[George Orwell]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1472853/Mulk-Raj-Anand.html|title=Mulk Raj Anand|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=2009-08-31 | location=London | date=2004-09-29}}</ref> The novel was in keeping with [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[United States|American]] writings of the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/the-end-of-an-era/67601/0|title=The end of an era|date=October 3, 2004|publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]]|accessdate=2009-09-02}}</ref> The book was the final part of the trilogy that included ''[[The Village (Anand novel)|The Village]]'' and ''[[Across the Black Waters]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=George|first=C. J|title=Mulk Raj Anand, his art and concerns: a study of his non-autobiographical novels|publisher=Atlantic Publishers|year=1994|pages=77|isbn=978-81-7156-445-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M7LSHdlvRtcC&dq=%22Two+Leaves+and+a+Bud%22+%22Mulk+Raj+Anand%22&pg=PA51|accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref>


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The Sword and the Sickle
AuthorMulk Raj Anand
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
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]

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  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.