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The Financial Expert (Phoenix Fiction Series) (Paperback)

by R. K. Narayan (Author) "FROM time immemorial people seemed to have been calling him "Margayya"..." (more)
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In The Financial Expert, R. K. Narayan once again transports readers to the southern Indian town of Malgudi. This story centers around the life and pursuits of Margayya, a man of many hopes but few resources, who spends his time under the banyan tree offering expert financial advice to those willing to pay for his knowledge. Margayya's rags-to-riches story brings forth the rich imagery of Indian life with the absorbing details and vivid storytelling that are Narayan's trademarks.

"The novels of R. K. Narayan are the best I have read in any language for a long time."—Amit Roy, Daily Telegraph

"The experience of reading one of his novels is . . . comparable to one's first reaction to the great Russian novels: the fresh realization of the common humanity of all peoples."—Margaret Parton, New York Herald Tribune Book Review

"The hardest of all things for a novelist to communicate is the extraordinary ordinariness of most human happiness. . . . Jane Austen, Soseki, Chekhov: a few bring it off. Narayan is one of them."—Francis King, Spectator

Product Details
  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; 2 edition (August 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0226568415
  • ISBN-13: 978-0226568416
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #577,473 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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