''The Village'' is a

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

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 1939. This book was the first of a trilogy that included ''

Across the Black Waters ''Across the Black Waters'' is an English language, English novel by the Indian writer Mulk Raj Anand first published in 1939. It describes the experience of Lalu, a sepoy in the Indian Army fighting on behalf of United Kingdom, Britain against ...

'' and '' The Sword and the Sickle''. The plot centers on India's political structure, specifically the British rule and the independence movement. The novel revolves around ''Lal Singh'' a peasant in the Punjab, his antics going against social norms while in the village, his subsequent enrollment in the army and his troubles in the army, culminating in his return to the village.

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Novels by Mulk Raj Anand 1939 novels Novels set in India Punjabi culture Jonathan Cape books {{1930s-novel-stub