The Dark Room
by R. K. Narayan
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryempowerment/personal growthcomplex relationship
Boxlist takeRealistic and slow-burning: an emotional novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like patience over pace.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Offering rare insight into the complexities of Indian middle-class society, R.K. Narayan traces life in the fictional town of Malgudi. The Dark Room is a searching look at a difficult marriage and a woman who eventually rebels against the demands of being a good and obedient wife. In Mr. Sampath, a newspaper man tries to keep his paper afloat in the face of social and economic changes sweeping India.
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- Author
- R. K. Narayan
- Published
- 1938
- Pages
- 209
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- Open Library
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