num_pages: 178
description: 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 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, a few bring it off. Narayan is one of them."--Francis King, Spectator
language: English
title: The financial expert: [a novel of India]
titlecomplete: The financial expert: [a novel of India] (Noonday)
genres: Fiction, Indian Literature, Asia, Comedy, India, Humor, Literature, Classics, Novels, 20th Century
ratings_count: 1465
publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux