Stuart Hampton-Reeves and Carol Chillington Rutter
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- July 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780719059261
- eISBN:
- 9781781701249
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719059261.003.0006
- Subject:
- Literature, 20th-century and Contemporary Literature
Graham Greene's shadow has hung over much of the critical response to R. K. Narayan's fiction, particularly reviews of his novels. Greene's view of Narayan as a mediator of essential Indianness for ...
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Graham Greene's shadow has hung over much of the critical response to R. K. Narayan's fiction, particularly reviews of his novels. Greene's view of Narayan as a mediator of essential Indianness for his Western sensibility recurs in the remarks of various later Western commentators, particularly prior to the advent of the post-Rushdie generation of fiction writers. Numerous other critics have considered aspects of Narayan's Hinduism, with the more perceptive commentators stressing the secular nature of his vision. For biographical information, Narayan's memoir My Days (1964) is the most important single source, while his encounters with American life are detailed in My Dateless Diary (1964). Narayan's treatment of gender has received attention from critics who have mainly been concerned with examining his representation of the role of women in twentieth-century South Indian life. Narayan's novels have also been read in numerous other ways. He has been seen as a commentator on Gandhianism, colonialism and cricket, amid many other things. Finally, though, Narayan has always been seen as the chronicler of Malgudi.Less
Graham Greene's shadow has hung over much of the critical response to R. K. Narayan's fiction, particularly reviews of his novels. Greene's view of Narayan as a mediator of essential Indianness for his Western sensibility recurs in the remarks of various later Western commentators, particularly prior to the advent of the post-Rushdie generation of fiction writers. Numerous other critics have considered aspects of Narayan's Hinduism, with the more perceptive commentators stressing the secular nature of his vision. For biographical information, Narayan's memoir My Days (1964) is the most important single source, while his encounters with American life are detailed in My Dateless Diary (1964). Narayan's treatment of gender has received attention from critics who have mainly been concerned with examining his representation of the role of women in twentieth-century South Indian life. Narayan's novels have also been read in numerous other ways. He has been seen as a commentator on Gandhianism, colonialism and cricket, amid many other things. Finally, though, Narayan has always been seen as the chronicler of Malgudi.
Emily Herring Wilson
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- January 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781469635835
- eISBN:
- 9781469635859
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/northcarolina/9781469635835.003.0013
- Subject:
- History, American History: 20th Century
FDR's election was daunting to Eleanor, who feared giving up her newly acquired independence. Marion and Nancy helped moved her personal belongings into the White House, as they had helped move her ...
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FDR's election was daunting to Eleanor, who feared giving up her newly acquired independence. Marion and Nancy helped moved her personal belongings into the White House, as they had helped move her to the NY Governor's Mansion. They were frequent visitors, perhaps unaware of the frequency of visits from Eleanor's new friend, Lorena "Hick" Hickok, who had been an AP reporter assigned to cover the First Lady until within a few months Hick realized that her friendship prevented her objectivity and she resigned. Eleanor helped her get a job traveling to report to Harry Hopkins on conditions in the worst of the small towns of America. Eleanor begins her daily "My Day" syndicated column. Eleanor continued to make friends, especially Joe Lash, a young liberal who introduced Eleanor to the Youth Division of the National Democratic Committee. Marion and Nan increasingly were outside the White House circleLess
FDR's election was daunting to Eleanor, who feared giving up her newly acquired independence. Marion and Nancy helped moved her personal belongings into the White House, as they had helped move her to the NY Governor's Mansion. They were frequent visitors, perhaps unaware of the frequency of visits from Eleanor's new friend, Lorena "Hick" Hickok, who had been an AP reporter assigned to cover the First Lady until within a few months Hick realized that her friendship prevented her objectivity and she resigned. Eleanor helped her get a job traveling to report to Harry Hopkins on conditions in the worst of the small towns of America. Eleanor begins her daily "My Day" syndicated column. Eleanor continued to make friends, especially Joe Lash, a young liberal who introduced Eleanor to the Youth Division of the National Democratic Committee. Marion and Nan increasingly were outside the White House circle
