Vatan Aur Desh

Vatan Aur Desh
Author Yashpal
Country India
Language Hindi
Publisher Lokbharti Prakashan (Rajkamal Prakashan) (India)
Publication date
1958
Followed by Desh Ka Bhavishya

Vatan Aur Desh is the first of the two volumes of the novel Jhutha Sach by the author Yashpal. It is based on the events surrounding the Partition of India.[1] It was originally published in 1958 in India. In this novel, he has beautifully portrayed the conflict to simplistic terms of class warfare. The scope and realism of this novel has resulted in its favorable comparison with Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.[2]

References

  1. Daisy Rockwell (October 1, 2011). "Night-Smudged Light". The Caravan. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  2. Corinne Friend (1977–1978). "Yashpal : Fighter For Freedom -- Writer For Justice". Journal of South Asian Literature 13 (1/4): 65–90.