Across the Black Waters
'Across the Black Waters' is an 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 Britain against the Germans in France during World War I. He is portrayed by the author as an innocent peasant whose poor family was evicted from their land and who only vaguely understands what the war is about. The book has been described as Anand's best work since the Untouchable.
314 pages, 4 editions
English edition · First published 1980 by Soma Books Limited · ISBN 9780861447947
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Editions
4 editions
English
- Across the Black Waters · Soma Books Limited · 2014 · ISBN 9780861447947 This page
- Across the Black Waters · Orient Paperbacks · 2020 · ISBN 9788122206746
- Across the Black Waters · Orient paperbacks · 2011 · ISBN 9788122202588
- Across the Black Waters (Orient Paperbacks Ser) · Ind-Us · 1980 · ISBN 9780865780811
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