Books: Untouchables

THE MASK OF A LION (305 pp.)—A. T.W. Simeons—Knopf ($3.50).

Life was good for Govind, the little Hindu tailor. His shop, "The Handsome Gent's Tailoring Mart," buzzed with the profitable whir of a double row of sewing machines. His workmen were fond of him. He had a lovely, loving wife, two healthy babies and a third on the way. Good Hindu that he was, he tried to be a good man, gave alms to fakirs and lepers, never ate meat, and hoped for his soul's betterment in a new reincarnation.

Then one day, working on a customer's coat, Govind was horrified to discover...

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