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The Bachelor of Arts
The Bachelor of Arts again set in Malgudi, the fictional town Narayan invent-
ed for his novels.
Author(s) R. K. Narayan
Country India
Plot summary
Genre(s) Novel
The story explores the transition of an adolescent mind
Publisher Nelson into adulthood. It revolves around a young guy named
Chandran, who resembles a typical Indian upper middle
Publication date 1937
class youth of the pre-independence era. First, Chan-
Media type Print dran’s college life in late colonial times is described. After
graduation, he falls in love with a girl, but will be rejected
ISBN 8871102060
by the bride’s parents, since his horoscope describes him
OCLC Number 6305101 as a manglik, a condition in which a manglik can only
Dewey Decimal 823 marry another manglik and if not, the non-manglik will
die. Frustrated and desperate, he embarks on a journey
LC Classification PR9499.3.N3 B3 1980 as Sanyasi. On his journey he meets many people and he
Preceded by Swami and Friends is also misunderstood as a great sage by some villagers.
Due to the compunctions and the realizations, he decides
Followed by The Dark Room
to return home. He takes up a job as a newsagent and de-
cides to marry, in order to please his parents, thinking of
The Bachelor of Arts (1937) is a novel written by R. K.
the discomfort he had caused them earlier.
Narayan. It is the second book of a trilogy that began with
Swami and Friends and ended with The English Teacher. It is
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• 1937 novels
• Novels by R. K. Narayan
• Novels set in India
• 1930s novel stubs
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