Critical essays on R K Narayan's: the guide with an introduction to Narayan's novels /
Krishna Sen
- New Delhi: Orient Blackswan Private Limited, 2005.
- 196 p.:
Includes bibliography.
Part I 1 Genesis of The Guide 2 Narrative Structure and Denouement 3 Theme and Title 4 Raju 5 Rosie 6 Marco 7 The Role of the Minor Characters 8 Narayan’s Use of Language in The Guide 9 Narayan as a Regional/Social Novelist in The Guide 10 Social Reality and Myth 11 Humour and Irony 12 The Guide as a Post-Colonial Novd Part II 13 Life and Works 14 Narayan as a Novelist 13 Malgudi 16 Narayan’s Themes 17 Characterisation in Narayan’s Novels 18 Narayan’s Comic Vision 19 The Indian English Writer