Suraj Kumar itibaren Bugadihalli, Karnataka , India

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In fact, I enjoyed reading all of the 19 Chapters in the first Narayan novel since I'd never read him before. It's one of the novels published in the Everyman's Library series and I couldn't help admiring him as well as his writing style, narrative and sense of humour to the extent that I could visualize how the rural Indians lived in the remote country nearly similar to my rural Thailand some 55 years ago. I'm sorry I don't have the Everyman's Library hardcover nearby, therefore, I can't write my review in more detail in the meantime (I'd definitely write a more in-depth one whenever I can find the copy). In short, find this novel to read and you'd love Narayan as one of the pioneering Indian writers in the 20th century. All right, I've just found the hardcover in question. Some reasons why I'd like to encourage my Goodreads friends to read this novel: 1) Each chapter is reasonably pleasurable for new comers, not too short or too long, 2) Lots of dialogs, various types of discourse related to their contexts. Therefore, it's relatively convenient for you to grasp or understand the story as it develops. I think I prefer reading dialogs rather than lengthy narratives till we feel sleepy, drowsy due to the notorious effect of 'stream of consciousness', and 3) an exemplary scene of discourse (Chapter 14): ... He (the headmaster) rubbed his eyes, raised his eyebrows three times, yawned, and asked in a voice thick with sleep, 'Have you fellows no class?' He fumbled for his spectacles and put them on. Now the picture was complete -- wizened face and dingy spectacles calculated to strike terror into the hearts of Swaminathans. He asked again, 'To what class do you fellows belong? Have you no class?' 'I don't belong to your school,' Rajam said defiantly. 'Ah, then which heaven do you drop from?' Rajam said, 'I am the captain of the M. M. C. and have come to see you on business.' 'What is that?' 'This is my friend W. S. Swaminathan of Second C studying in your school...' 'I am honoured to meet you,' said the headmaster turning to Swaminathan. Rajan felt at that moment that he had found out where the Board High School got its reputation from. 'I am the captain of the M. C. C.' 'Equally honoured...' 'He is in my team. He is a good bowler...' 'Are you?' said the headmaster, turning to Swaminathan. 'May I come to the point?' Rajam asked. 'Do, do,' said the headmaster, 'for heaven's sake, do.'... (pp. 107-8) I think this is enough as an introduction to the famous R. K. Narayan. One more point, he's the novelist honoured by Graham Greene as follows: "... Narayan (whom I don't hesitate to name in such a context) more than any of them wakes in me a spring of gratitude, for he has offered me a second home. Without him I could never have known what it is like to be Indian." (back cover, Everyman's Library) I'm sorry it's a bit lengthy but, as for me, I can't help being amused due to the headmaster's sense of humour and as we're children some 55 years ago (that is, in my generation then), with fond memories we still recall such kindness from our headmasters, teachers, parents, etc. when we timidly approached them and asked them for a possible favour.

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