Bachelor of Arts (novel)
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| Author | R.K.Narayan |
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| Publisher | |
| Released | 1937 |
| Preceded by | Swami and Friends |
| Followed by | The Dark Room |
The Bachelor of Arts (1937) is a novel written by R.K.Narayan. It is the second book of a trilogy that began with Swami and Friends and ended with The English Teacher. It is again set in Malgudi, the fictional town Narayan invented for his novels.
First, the college life of the main character Chandran in late colonial times is described. After graduation, he falls in love, but Indian customs collide with his desire to marry; frustrated and desperate, he embarks on a journey as Sanyasi. Later he returns home, takes up a job as newsagent and is persuaded to marry.
The book covers the uneasy relations between India and then colonial power Britain, family and business life in middle class India together with the growing up of the main character. Narayan beautifully shows the transition of an adolescent mind into adulthood...a must read!
| The Works of R. K. Narayan |
| Novels: Swami and Friends | The Bachelor of Arts | The English Teacher | Mr. Sampath - The Printer of Malgudi | The Financial Expert | Waiting for the Mahatma | The Guide | The Man-Eater of Malgudi | The Vendor of Sweets | The Painter of Signs | A Tiger for Malgudi | Talkative Man | The World of Nagaraj |
| Collections: The World of Malgudi |
| Short Stories: Dodu and Other Stories | Cyclone and Other Stories | An Astrologer's Day and Other Short Stories | Lawley Road and Other Stories | A Horse and Two Goats | Malgudi Days | Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories | The Grandmother's Tale and Selected Stories |
| Non-Fiction: Next Sunday | My Dateless Diary | My Days | The Emerald Route | A Writer's Nightmare | Like The Sun |
| Mythology: Gods, Demons and Others | The Ramayana | The Mahabharata |
