‘The World of Nagaraj’ is a 1990 book of fiction penned by Indian fiction writer R.K. Narayan one of the first Indian writers who wrote novels in the English language in the pre-Independence period. R.K. Narayan is also known as the creator of the fictionalized South-Indian town of Malgudi and thus is known as the Grand Old Man of Malgudi. This novel took place in Malgudi and … [Read more...] about ‘The World of Nagaraj’ by R.K. Narayan: Book Analysis
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‘The World of Nagaraj’ by R.K. Narayan: Book Summary
‘The World of Nagaraj’ is a Malgudi novel penned by Indian contemporary novelist R.K. Narayan. R.K. Narayan, also known as the Grand Old Man of Malgudi, is famous for his witty and realistic depictions of the people of India in the pre-Independence and post-Independence periods. This novel was published in the year 1990 and narrates the tale of a very ordinary simpleton called … [Read more...] about ‘The World of Nagaraj’ by R.K. Narayan: Book Summary
Virgins Are Made of This
Is Catholicism against feminism? There are mixed reactions to this question. No theologian can deny that after the Second Vatican Council, the birth of feminist theology came to focus in the Catholic Church. Catholic women and feminists started interpreting the Bible and Church tradition and history from the feminist perspective. This was in the 1970s, which also marked the … [Read more...] about Virgins Are Made of This
‘The Selfish Giant’ by Oscar Wilde: Short Story Analysis
‘The Selfish Giant’ is a parabolic fable set in a fantasy background penned and published in May 1888 by Oscar Wilde, an Irish poet and writer of great repute. The Christian element in the short story is evident. The story is one of the many literary styles that the writer, poet, and public personality Oscar Wilde experimented with throughout his literary career, especially … [Read more...] about ‘The Selfish Giant’ by Oscar Wilde: Short Story Analysis
‘Elias’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis
‘Elias’ is a realistic Christian parabolic short story penned by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy in 1885. Leo Tolstoy wrote this short story after his moral crisis and spiritual awakening post-1870. ‘Elias’, also sometimes titled ‘Ilyas’, is the story of a Muslim Bashkir of Russia in the Ural Mountains. Elias undergoes prosperity and then failure in his life through the changing … [Read more...] about ‘Elias’ by Leo Tolstoy: Short Story Analysis