The Bachelor of Arts (Phoenix Fiction S.) - Softcover

Narayan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226568334 ISBN 13: 9780226568331

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1980

Synopsis

Three of Narayan's novels ("Swami and Friends", "The Bachelor of Arts" and "The English Teacher") featuring the imaginary Indian town of Malgudi, which he has used for 60 years as the setting for his stories. They provide an introduction to a universal world of humour, sadness, wisdom and joy.

About this title

Review:

"RK Narayan's Malgudi novels are humorous gems and it is a great pity that they are not better known. He wrote beautifully and with great compassion, something regrettably lacking in some humorous writing" (Alexander McCall Smith)

From the Back Cover:

Chandran is a good-natured, popular, rather dreamy student who works hard to pass his exams. Newly graduated, he is unsure how he wants to spend his future. And then, one evening, walking by the river, he sees Malathi, a beautiful young girl dressed in a radiant green sari...

But the course of true love does not run smoothly. Not all is well in Chandran's horoscope and while some customs can be forgotten, others must be strictly observed: customs that temporarily cause Chandran to turn his back on the legendary Malgudi altogether.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0226568334
• ISBN 13: 9780226568331
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268