CONDITION USED GOOD, APOLOGY FOR HEROISM , MULK RAJ ANAND ,HARDCOVER, 1957

In Apology for Heroism, Mulk Raj Anand reflects on the role of the writer and intellectual in times of political upheaval. Written during the turmoil of World War II and India’s freedom struggle, the book is part memoir, part political essay, and part literary critique. Anand defends the artist’s duty to engage with society, criticizes fascism and colonialism, and calls for a humanist approach to nation-building. It is a passionate and thoughtful work from one of India’s foremost literary voices.