Overview Of Under The Banyan Tree & Other Stories Book A Delightful Collection From India'S Foremost Storyteller, Under The Banyan Tree Adds Twenty-Eight Tales Of The Rich And Colorful Heritage Of R K Narayan'S Fictional South Indian City, Malgudi. Narayan'S Characters, Observed With A Wry And Compassionate Eye, Come From Every Area Of Indian Society - Merchants, Beggars, Herdsmen, Hermits, Teachers, Rogues - And Represent In Miniature A Wealth Of Human Experience. A Rebellious Young Man Refuses To Honour A Vow Made By His Parents In An Ancestral Temple Long Ago In Nitya. A Shopkeeper Is Made Bankrupt By A Charming Stranger In A Career. In Other Tales, A Schoolteacher Indulges For One Traumatic Day In The Luxury Of Telling The Truth; A Nervous Small Boy, Forced To Sleep Alone To Prove His Courage, Catches A Burglar; A Browbeaten Clerk Triumphs Over His Stars, And A Ghost Is Laid To Rest. Outstanding In This Superb Book Is The Masterpiece A Horse And Two Goats, Drawn From A Collection Now No Longer Available, And The Marvelous Title Story, About The Divine Gift Of Storytelling Itself. Like The Storyteller In Under The Banyan Tree, R K Narayan Is An Enchanter, A Weaver Of Words Who Keeps His Audience Spellbound With The Rhythms And Haunting Images Of His Tales. Drawn From The Market-Place, The Mountainside, The Dusty Street, The River Bank, These Gentle, Ironic, Finely Observed Stories Of Village And City Life Demonstrate The Power Of Fiction At Its Best.
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Book Title:Under The Banyan Tree & Other Stories
Author:R K Narayan
Isbn-13:9788185986142
Publication:Indian Thought
Edition:2004 Reprint Edition (10 October 1994)
