Untouchable (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)

from EadieB

This book is very interesting and a great look into Indian culture. It captures the many humiliations, trials and tribulations of Bakha, a latrine cleaner, and his experiences at the hands of highe...

from

Just 157 pages and one day in the life of eighteen year old Bakha, a "sweeper" in charge of cleaning three rows of public latrines on the edge of his town. He is an Untouchable. Bakha starts his ...

from RajivC

This is a good book, that takes you through the day of an Untouchable in India. Why do we still have Untouchables? We do. There is no answer to this one. The book does expose the essential hypocris...

from Nafiza

I read this for this Post-Colonial English Lit class that I am taking and to be honest, I don't know where this book is when it comes to the topic. Anyway, I'll be writing my essay on this book; I ...

from Kristelh

Review: This is a short read that depicts a day in the life of a young 18 y/o man of the lowest caste in India. While this was not a thrilling novel to read I found it interesting and also uncomfor...