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The Financial Expert
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This novel will appeal to readers interested in Indian life and society, those who enjoy character-driven stories with subtle humour and insight, and fans of classic general fiction exploring everyday struggles and ambitions.
The Financial Expert
Who else would you consult if you wanted a loan from the local Co-operative Bank?But a scrape with officialdom in the form of an unplanned interview with the Bank's Secretary - and a mishap which finds his spoilt son Balu throwing his accounts book down a drain - temporarily cuts short a lucrative career.
Keynote/Publisher's Comments'The novelist I admire most in the English language' Graham Greene 20001211
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The Financial Expert by R. K. Narayan is celebrated by Graham Greene, who once remarked, "The novelist I admire most in the English language."
In the shade of a banyan tree sits Margayva, a self-styled advisor on the complex minor transactions that are an integral part of Indian life. Who else would you consult if you wanted a loan from the local Co-operative Bank?
However, a scrape with officialdom in the form of an unplanned interview with the Bank's Secretary—and a mishap which finds his spoilt son Balu throwing his accounts book down a drain—temporarily cuts short a lucrative career.
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ISBN: 9780099282365
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 August 2001
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 182g
Pages: 256
About the Author
R K Narayan's writing spans the greatest period of change in modern Indian history, from the days of the Raj - Swami and Friends (1935), The Bachelor of Arts (1937) and The English Teacher (1945) - to recent years of political unrest - The Painter of Signs (1976), A Tiger for Malgudi (1983), and Talkative Man (1987). He has published numerous collections of short stories, including Malgudi Days (1982), and Under the Banyan Tree (1985), and several works of non-fiction.
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