Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t30.5

v2.c10.s2.t30.5

He began to publish his works since 1930s and did so till late 1990s. He wrote altogether 19 full-length novels including ‘*The Big Heart*’ (1945), ‘*Seven Summers*’ (1951) and ‘*The Private Life of an Indian Prince*’ (1953) and 10 collections of short stories such as ‘*The Lost Child and Other Stories*’ (1934), as well as a large number of articles. His full-length novels, ‘*Untouchable*’ (1935) and ‘*Coolie*’ (1936) described the miserable life of lower-class people in India. The long novel, ‘*Two Leaves and a Bud*’ (1937) tells the story about a tea worker (Gan Gu) whose family is ruined due to oppression of British imperialism. The ‘*Lalu Trilogy*’ comprised '*The Village*' (1939), '*Across the Black Waters*' (1939) and '*The Sword and the Sickle*' (1942) describes the whole life of Lalu, a young farmer in Punjab and reflects the political awakening of Indian farmers before and after the First World War.