''The Sword and the Sickle'' is a novel by

Mulk Raj Anand Mulk Raj Anand (12 December 1905 – 28 September 2004) was an Indian writer in English, recognised for his depiction of the lives of the poorer castes in traditional Indian society. One of the pioneers of Indo-Anglian fiction, he, togethe ...

first published in 1942. Like his other novels, this one also deals with the topic of social and political structures, specifically, the rise of

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. The title for the book was given to Anand by George Orwell. The novel was in keeping with

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and

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writings of the time. The book was the final part of the trilogy that included '' The Village'' and '' Across the Black Waters''.

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Novels by Mulk Raj Anand 1942 novels {{1940s-novel-stub