A Hail of Stones (Barish-e-Sang, the Urdu original), is, perhaps, the first novel in Indian languages in respect of its theme, regional location and its historical setting. It deals with the theme of material and spiritual exploitation of the Indian poor by the rich and the powerful, within the suppressive system of bonded labour of rural and urban variety. The novel offers a fascinating scenario of the struggle of a peasant youth for freedom from these bondages ...
