The Fictional World of R.K. Narayan

by Dr. Pramod Kumar Singh

Overview

R.K. Narayan is one of the most prominent novelists of Indian writing in English. His novels are full of realism and present mirror image of microcosmic India caught in the conventions, traditions and social changes. His characters are lively presentations of common Indians. Events reflect the real happenings of society. His heroines are replica of common Indian women. Narayan, despite living like a pure Indian absorbed in religion and family, has successfully achieved a feat of expressing his creative urge in an alien language, i.e., English, and has become one of the most popular novelists of the world. The book 'The Fictional World of R. K. Narayan' is a humble attempt to assign him a due place among the Indian English novelists of international repute. The book reveals as to how R. K. Narayan presents the most lively and realistic pictures of Indian society in his novels. The artistic presentation is full of gentle irony and light humour.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789385484322
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	157
File size:	620 KB

About the Author

Dr. Pramod Kumar Singh, Professor & Head, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara (Bihar) is an author of national repute. He has a large number of scholarly research papers and books published to his credit. He edits journals, namely, The Literary Mirror and Bihar Industrial Journal. He is a post-graduate in English, History, Sociology and Linguistics and a graduate in Law. As a founder member and Chairman of 'Buddha Welfare Trust', a voluntary, charitable and social organization. Dr. Singh has participated in several welfare projects on tribals and other backwards communities. Dr. Singh has earned national and international recognition through his standard books published in the field of law, social science and English literature. His books in English literature are: The Novels of R.K. Narayan: A Critical Study; Indian Fiction in English; Major Indo-English Novelists & Novels; Five Contemparay Indian Novelists;Salman Rushdie: A Critical Evaluation; Major Indo-English Poets & Poetry; Shobha De: A Ctricial Evaluation; The Novels of Mulk Raj Anand: A Cricial Evluation; The Novels of Bhabani Bhattacharya: A Ctrical Study; Critical Studies on Sahitya Academy Award Novels; and Critical Studies on Man Booker Awarded Novelists. His contribution in the Field of Law are: Supreme Court on Human Rights & Social Justice; Legal Language & Legal Writings; Laws on Computer, I. T & Cyber Crimes; A Manual of Service Law; Digest on Banking; Loans & Money Claims; Supreme Court on Service Law; Digest on Dishonour of Cheques, Laws on Writ Revision & Appeals, Digest on Criminal Minor Acts and A Manual of Criminal Trial.