Biography

Pontes, Hilda, "The Education of a Rebel: Mulk Raj Anand." The Literary Half-Yearly XXVII, No. 2 (July 1986): 105-23.

Documents Anand's experiences as a student in India.

Criticism

Cowasjee, Saros. "Mulk Raj Anand's Untouchable: An Appraisal." Literature East and West XVII, Nos. 2-4 (June-September-December 1973): 199-211.

In-depth discussion of Untouchable's plot, characters, and themes.

Mukherjee, Arun P. "The Exclusions of Postcolonial Theory and Mulk Raj Anand's 'Untouchable'; A Case Study." Ariel 22, No. 3 (July 1991): 27-48.

Examines Untouchable in the context of postcolonial literature.

Nasimi, Reza Ahmad. "Anand's Language of Compassionate Objectivity." In The Language of Mulk Raj Anand, Raja Rao and R. K. Narayan, pp. 5-28. Delhi: Capital Publishing House, 1989.

Identifies characteristic traits in Anand's writing, including the author's use of narrative structures and imagery.

Pontes, Hilda. "Anand's Untouchable: A Classic in Experimentation of Theme and Technique." In Studies in Indian Fiction in English, edited by G. S. Balarama Gupta, pp. 128-41. Gulbarga, India: JIWE Publications, 1987.

Gives an analysis of Untouchable, more than fifty years after its publication, and discusses critics' changing assessments of the novel and its author.

Sharma, Ambuj Kumar. The Theme of Exploitation in the Novels of Mulk Raj Anand. New Delhi: H. K. Publishers & Distributors, 1990, 162 p.

Analyzes the theme of exploitation in Anand's fiction from various angles. Sharma also includes a bibliography of primary and secondary sources.

Interview

Fisher, Marlene. "Interview with Mulk Raj Anand." World Literature Written in English 13, No. 1 (April 1974): 109-22.

Interview conducted on May 19, 1973, in which Anand discusses his influences, other Indian writers, and the future of Indian writing in English.