BOOK REVIEW. By Rakshita Acharya.
Man -eater of Malgudi
AUTHOR
RK Narayan was born in 10 th October 1906 in a small village near Tamil nadu. he was a Indian whose works include a series of books about people and their interactions in an imagined town in India called Malgudi. he is one of the three leading figures of early Indian history of literature in English , along with Mulk Raj Anand Raja Rao. He is credited with bring Indian literature in English to the rest of the world and is regarded as one of India's greatest English novelist. The man-eater of malgudi , is a famous book which rotates around the life of a printing press owner Nataraj. Rk narayan wrote this book in a very humorous way!.
A PRINTING PRESS OWNER.
Employee of Nataraj.
Taxidermist, villain of the novel
A tea shop owner.
An Elephant brought from Memphi hills, for medical treatment.
A temple dancer.
This story revolves around the life of an Indian printer named Nataraj lives in a huge ancestral house in Malgudi , a fictional town in south India. this place is near Mempi hills which is very calm , pleasant and beautiful. he leads a contented lifestyle , with his own circle of friends , such as a poet , a journalist named Sen and his one employee Sastri. Like his other novel , TALKATIVE MAN, RK Narayan introduces a character who enters the life of Nataraj and town Malgudi. The character , Vasu is a taxidermist who comes to Malgudi in search of the wild life in Mempi hills near Malgudi. his introduction begins with his arrival at Nataraj’s printing press, where he demands the printing of 500 visiting cards. this arrival begins the relationship with both Nataraj and Vasu.
Vasu is a bully, and is once compared to a Rakshasa (a Demon) by Nataraj and Sastri. Vasu takes up residence in the attic of Nataraj's press by chance and convinces Nataraj that he would stay there as a guest(self declared) only for a few days until he gets put up on some place else. Little known to Nataraj, Vasu sees the place very suitable for his activities as a taxidermist plans otherwise. Vasu is a ‘pahelwam’(muscleman), proud of his strength. as the story continues, Vasu encroaches on Nataraj's life, every now and then bullies away his friends, his customers , shoots someone’s pet dog and many other animals and birds near the dwelling place, poaches wildlife from Mempi hills, creates stench in the neighborhood through his activities as a taxidermist , when Nataraj questions this, Vasu files a complaint with rent control authority of Nataraj's as a self declared tenant, entertaining women in the attic, disturbs the peace of Malgudi, whom the narrator refers to”the man-eater of Malgudi”.
As in TALKATIVE MAN, the end comes with the commemoration of a function. this time , it is for the release of a poetry book on Krishna by his poet friend. Rangi informs Nataraj that Vasu wants to kill Kumar , the elephant which Nataraj had brought down memphi hills to treat for some ailment as favor to one. Muthu helps Nataraj , when Nataraj happens to meet him under unexpected circumstances, owing to Vasu’s adventures. now Nataraj comes to know of the plans of Vasu to shoot Kumar , the temple elephant, for his collection and business. the protagonists frantically try to stop him, but in vain. as Nataraj decides to talk to Vasu for once and for all, he finds Vasu sleeping, but the next morning he discovers Vasu is dead. Everyone start avoiding Nataraj, as they think he murdered Vasu, but the case is closed , due to less clues.
After some time it is known that, Vasu was not murdered but died in an attempt to kill a mosquito sitting on his temple. he had damaged one of his nerves with his powerful hands and died instantly Now Nataraj is rid of Vasu and the story ends on the note that all demons –Rakshashas and monsters are the down fall of themselves, the narration is very humorous and lively all along.
About the book. Name of the book Author Price Number of pages Publications Release date The man-eater of Malgudi RK Narayan. Rs 105. 00 Pages 240 Indian thought publications 1961
My favorite character was Nataraj. As he was the main lead, more over, his piece of story is more lively , humorous and strong.
Muthu is also my favorite character as the poor old man tried his level bet to open the secret of Vasu along with Nataraj. His piece of story was also lively and humorous.
This book is very good to take a glance , because it gives the reader a imaginable look of village life, people facing various circumstances also. moreover the narration is lively and humorous and strong it, also give a clear comparison with the present scenario.
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