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"R.K. Narayan . . . has been compared to Gogol in England, where he has acquired a well-deserved reputation. The comparison is apt, for Narayan, an Indian, is a writer of Gogol's stature, with the same gift for creating a provincial atmosphere in a time of change. . . . One is convincingly involved in this alien world without ever being aware of the technical devices Narayan so brilliantly employs."--Anthony West, The New Yorker
"The experience of reading one of his novels is . . . comparable to one's first reaction to the great Russian novels: the fresh realization of the common humanity of all peoples, underlain by a simultaneous sense of strangeness--like one's own reflection seen in a green twilight."--Margaret Parton, New Herald Tribune Book Review
"The hardest of all things for a novelist to communicate is the extraordinary ordinariness of most human happiness. . . . Jane Austen, Soseki, Chekhov: a few bring it off. Narayan is one of them."--Francis King, Spectator
"The novels of R.K. Narayan are the best I have read in any language for a long time."--Amit Roy, Daily Telegraph
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Waiting for the Mahatma
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Michigan State University Press, 1955
ISBN 10: 0870130129
ISBN 13: 9780870130120
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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 19138530-6
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Waiting for the Mahatma
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Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Acceptable dust jacket. Former Library book. (biographical fiction, mahatma gandhi) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Seller Inventory # Q04B-02115
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Waiting for the Mahatma
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Michigan State Univ Pr, 1955
ISBN 10: 0870130129
ISBN 13: 9780870130120
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Waiting for the Mahatma
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ISBN 10: 0870130129
ISBN 13: 9780870130120
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Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Wear/tear to jacket. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Clean, unmarked pages. vii, 241 p., 21 cm. Waiting for the Mahatma is the story of Gandhi's young disciples, who fall in love but are forbidden by the Mahatma to marry in haste. The story starts out in Mr. Narayan's beloved, make believe town of Malgudi, South India. Here a young man, who has recently come into his inheritance, catches sight of a beautiful and fragile young lady collection contributions to support the Mahatma's work. The young man falls in love, in the time-honored manner, 'at first sight.'" - Michigan State University Press. Seller Inventory # 2307070028