‘Leela’s Friend’ is a realistic social issue story where appearances are deceptive, and prejudices against the lower castes come to fruition in this short story from the Lawley Road collection. ‘Leela’s Friend’ is taken from the famous short-story collection ‘Malgudi Days’, which analyzes how a poor helpful servant or housekeeper is framed for having stolen a golden chain from … [Read more...] about ‘Leela’s Friend’ by R.K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis
Literature
‘Lawley Road’ by R.K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis
‘Lawley Road’ was published in 1967 and centers on the Talkative Man or T.M. of the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. The short story appears in the bestselling Indian short story collection ‘Malgudi Days’ penned by Indian writer R.K. Narayan who was one of the first Indian writers to write novels in the English language. He is the creator of Malgudi and is known as the … [Read more...] about ‘Lawley Road’ by R.K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis
‘Father’s Help’ by R.K. Narayan Short Story Analysis
‘Father’s Help’ was published in 1982 by William Heinemann Limited in their collection ‘Malgudi Days’ and includes familiar characters from R.K. Narayan’s first novel ‘Swami and Friends’. ‘Swami and Friends’ tells the story of a young, lazy, and naive South Indian boy called Swaminathan who is always pulled up by his strict father for his studies, behavior, or actions. … [Read more...] about ‘Father’s Help’ by R.K. Narayan Short Story Analysis
‘A Willing Slave’ by R.K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis
‘A Willing Slave’ is a short story about an elderly simpleton woman called Thayi but known as Ayah, who is willing to quit her almost full-time job to care for her husband. The short story tells in a simplistic and unpretentious way about how Ayah has always been an enslaved person in her life in many ways. She likes to be so and does not seem to know better. Themes such as … [Read more...] about ‘A Willing Slave’ by R.K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis
‘The World of Nagaraj’ by R.K. Narayan: Book Analysis
‘The World of Nagaraj’ is a 1990 book of fiction penned by Indian fiction writer R.K. Narayan one of the first Indian writers who wrote novels in the English language in the pre-Independence period. R.K. Narayan is also known as the creator of the fictionalized South-Indian town of Malgudi and thus is known as the Grand Old Man of Malgudi. This novel took place in Malgudi and … [Read more...] about ‘The World of Nagaraj’ by R.K. Narayan: Book Analysis