[1] The novel presents three related narratives about three women: Jamuna, Sati, and Lily.
It is narrated by Manik Mulla, who is also a character in the novel, to his friends over seven afternoons, in the style of Hitopadesha or Panchatantra.
[2] The Sun's Seventh Horse was published after Bharati's debut novel Gunahon Ka Devta (1949), which subsequently became a classic.
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan's (nom de plume: Agyeya) English translation of the novel was published in 1999.
[3] In 1992, the novel was made into an eponymous film by director Shyam Benegal, starring Rajit Kapur, Raghuvir Yadav and Rajeshwari Sachdev.