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1958 novel by Yashpal
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Vatan Aur Desh
AuthorYashpal
LanguageHindi
PublisherLokbharti Prakashan (Rajkamal Prakashan) (India)
Publication date1958
Publication placeIndia
Dewey Decimal891.433
Followed byDesh 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. 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.

References

  1. Daisy Rockwell (1 October 2011). "Night-Smudged Light". The Caravan. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. Corinne Friend (1977–1978). "Yashpal : Fighter For Freedom -- Writer For Justice". Journal of South Asian Literature. 13 (1/4): 65–90. JSTOR 40873491.


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