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{{short description|1936 novel by Mulk Raj Anand}}<br />
{{Infobox Book | <!-- See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels]] or [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Books]] --><br />
| name = The Coolie<br />
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| image = Coolie (novel).jpg<!--prefer 1st edition--><br />
| image_caption = 1949 edition<br />
| author = [[Mulk Raj Anand]]<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[English language|English]]<br />
| series = <br />
| genre = [[Novel]]<br />
| publisher = <br />
| release_date = 1936<br />
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| media_type = Print<br />
| pages = <br />
| isbn = 978-0-14-018680-2<br />
| dewey= 823 20<br />
| congress= PR9499.3.A5 C6 1994<br />
| oclc = 3682917<br />
| preceded_by = [[Untouchable (book)|Untouchable]]<br />
| followed_by = [[Two Leaves and a Bud]]<br />
}}<br />
'''''Coolie''''' is a [[novel]] by [[Mulk Raj Anand]] first published in 1936.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-12-11/pune/27205329_1_mulk-raj-anand-anand-seats-dagdi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024142857/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-12-11/pune/27205329_1_mulk-raj-anand-anand-seats-dagdi|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 October 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Mulk imes of India|access-date=31 August 2009}}</ref> The novel reinforced Anand's position as one of India's leading [[English language|English]] authors.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/703453161.html?dids=703453161:703453161&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+01%2C+2004&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Mulk+Raj+Anand%2C+98%3B+Wrote+About+India%27s+Injustices&pqatl=google|title=Mulk Raj Anand, 98; Wrote About India's Injustices|date=1 October 2004|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=31 August 2009}}</ref> The book is highly critical of [[British rule in India]] and [[caste system in India|India's caste system]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3696478.stm|title=Indian author Mulk Raj Anand dies|date=28 September 2004|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=31 August 2009}}</ref> The plot revolves around a 14-year-old boy, ''Munoo'', and his plight due to poverty and exploitation aided by the social and political structures in place. Anand here tries to break the traditional way of life.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bhatnagar|first=Manmohan Krishna|author2=Mittapalli Rajeshwar|title=The novels of Mulk Raj Anand: a critical study|publisher=Atlantic Publishers|date=2000|pages=69|isbn=978-81-7156-934-2|oclc=237560616|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jWoDlZiBFEkC&pg=PP1}}</ref><br />
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In 2004, a commemorative edition including this book was launched by Indian [[Manmohan Singh|Prime Minister Manmohan Singh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=5591|title=PM releases special commemorative edition on Mulk Raj Anand |date=11 December 2004|publisher=Govt of India, Press Information Bureau|access-date=31 August 2009}}</ref><br />
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