yo, u kno where i can get some literary criticism of Narayan's work? i need it for school.
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yo, u kno where i can get some literary criticism of Narayan's work? i need it for school.
arin,
schools normally teach literature in a different way than it is taught to the postgraduate students,however you can get material on net also,postgraduate level critism is available from Atlantic books and publishers ,Ceative books,D.K.Publishers,all are staioned at Ansari Road n.Delhi.
hello all,
im rk narayan's great grandson.my name is mohan sundaram.i live in washington.i met gretgrandpa twice in india.he told me lots of stories.ok bye mohan
hello all,
im rk narayan's great grandson.my name is mohan sundaram.i live in washington.i met gretgrandpa twice in india.he told me lots of stories.ok bye mohan
hello all,
im rk narayan's great grandson.my name is mohan sundaram.i live in washington.i met gretgrandpa twice in india.he told me lots of stories.ok bye mohan
i read the "The dark room" in one day - the first time i finished a book in a day.simply cudn't put it down.am watching the serial (in tamil) on vaanavail(malaysian).how impressed how well the actors have captured their roles.there are some minor chgs here and there but the main storyline has been maintained.
the latest book that i read is "The grandmother's tales" published in 93.have there been any books after that?
b.k.gaur , thanx for the help
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Can we discuss the works of this great writer? Lets not spoil the suspense of any of his novels but discuss the style, presentation, plot-weaving ability of RKN. Recommend a book to start with, if any of his fans have gone through, we can start our inputs.
My favourite all time - Swami and his Friends.. I would have read that atleast 10-15 times during my childhood..
Swami and Friends came out in 1934, when Narayan was a 24 year old English teacher starting out his teaching career. I am not sure but my if memory is right, he had not met Graham Greene at this stage. But this was THE book that won him a place in Greene's heart and started the enduring friendship between the two.
One of the marks of a good writer, or a good film director, is to state the obvious and to keep the matter simple and realistic. RKN has never been known for spider-web plots, labyrinthine developments in the story - and there cannot be a better example than this book. The theme is universal and appealing, the style uncomplicated and the portraits representative of every kid in his pre-teen years.
Swami's likes and dislikes are well stereotyped as the ubiquitous kid, mixture of innocence and impishness. The friend's circle is varied and reflective of the natures of boys of 10-12 age group. One of the enjoyable passages of the novel is the initial introductions to Mani and Rajam. Mani is described as a "Mighty Good-for-nothing" - a graphic and terse description :D
The meeting between Mani and Rajam with Swami as the go-between is really the phase when the novel sets the rubber burning! "Are you a man?", shouts Rajam through Swami. "Which dog doubts it?", rejoinders Mani. "Which dirty dog doubts it?", exaggerates Swami! :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:
The passage ends with the three of them sharing some candies and coconuts in all camaraderie. From then on, its a coaster all the way.