Bachelor of Arts (novel)
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| The Bachelor of Arts | |
| Author | R. K. Narayan |
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| Country | India |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publication date | 1937 |
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| 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.
[edit] Plot summary
The story revolves around a young guy named Chandran, who resembles a typical Indian upper middle class youth of the pre-independence era.First, the college life of the main character Chandran in late colonial times is described. After graduation, he falls in love with a girl, but will be rejected by the bride's parents, since his horosacope describes him as a manglik,a condition in which a manglik can only marry another manglik and if not, the non-manglik will die. Frustrated and desperate, he embarks on a journey as Sanyasi. On his journey he meets many people and he is also misunderstood as a great sage by some villagers. Due to the compunctions and the realizations, he decides to return home.He takes up a job as a newsagent and decides to marry, in order to please his parents.
With the growing up of the main character. Narayan beautifully shows the transition of an adolescent mind into adulthood.
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