R.k. Narayan:reflections

This comprehensive study of R.K. Narayan's fiction is an endeavour honoris causa. By honouring the great fictionist we honour ourselves. The more we talk about him, the fuller is our find of artistic skill and substerranean meaning. It is ever expanding, every rewarding and ever satisfying our inquisitive aspirations. His contribution to Indian Literature is purely indigenous. The vast corpus of his writings is a testimony to his Indian sensibility deeply anchored in age-old traditions and still responsive to current compulsive influences.
About Author :
Dr. Chhote Lal Khatri born in 1965 in Jehanabad, Bihar, had his early education at local schools, graduated with Honours in English from college of Commerce, Patna and did his M.A.in English and Ph.D. from Patna University, Patna. His doctoral research was on "Vivekananda: An Appraisal (A Critique of his speeches and writings)' which was subsequently published by Prestige books, New Delhi in the year 2000.
Contents :
Preface The Financial Expert: A Study of Comic Overtones Short Stories of R.K. Narayan: An Evaluation The True Voice of Endurance: A Study of Savitri in R.K. Narayan's The Dark Room Old Wine in New Bottles: Traditionalism in R.K. Narayan's Novels My Dateless Diary: Experiences in a Distant Land Marital Bliss, Desolation and Mystic Ecstasy in The English Teacher R.K. Narayan's Mahatma Gandhi in Waiting for the Mahatma R.K. Narayan: Emancipation of Women and the Social Reality: A Study R.K. Narayan's Modern Heroines and the Dilemama of Men Wife in R.K. Narayan's The Dark Room: A Portrait Dr. R.K. Narayan's Portrayal of British Charactes The Woman Questions: A Study of the Evolution of Woman-character in the Novels of R.K. Narayan Man-woman Relationship as Mirrored in Narayan's Grandmother't Tale Regional Consciousness in the Novels of R.K. Narayan Dr. R.K. Narayan's Novels: A Mix of Myth and Reality The Bachelor of Arts: Regional Ambience, Universal Appeal Malgudi: The Heart Land of Narayan's Novels The World of Nagaraj: An Apraisal Treatment of Love and Marriage in R.K. Narayan's Novels Prose Style of R.K. Narayan Bibliography