Vendor Of Sweets by R. K. Narayan
The Story of a Sweet Vendor
The book centers around Jagan, a sweet vendor in India who lives by the principles of Gandhi, and his relationship with his westernized son, Mali. Despite Jagan's efforts to provide a traditional upbringing, Mali rejects his father's values and moves to America to pursue a career in writing. The novel explores the generational and cultural clashes between father and son, as Jagan struggles to understand his son's choices and the tension between tradition and modernity in post-colonial India.
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- Published
- 1967
- Nationality
- Indian
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 184
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
- - The Vendor Of Sweets
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This book is on the following 2 lists:
- Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 (Anthony Burges (Book))
- The New Lifetime Reading Plan (The New Lifetime Reading Plan)