It is the only novel where narayan thought of a social problem namely the place of women in society and worked it out with reference to the socio cultural matrix of india of 1930s.
Theme of the novel the dark room by rk narayan.
The novel as he openly averred was inspired by ibsen s a doll s.
His first book swami and friends was published in britain in 1935.
In the dark room narayan s portrait of aggrieved domesticity the docile and obedient savitri like many malgudi women is torn between submitting to her husband s humiliations and trying to.
The dark room novel by rk narayan is about the discord of a troubled family.
The dark room is a novel written by r k narayan the well known english language novelist from india like most of his other works this is a tale set in the fictitious town of malgudi.
The dark room is another piece of r k narayan centered around his fictionally made town malgudi in mysore the protagonist savitri is a typical 20th century indian housewife who is supposed to be completely devoted to her frequently unsatisfied husband ramani and her three children.
Ramani stands in sharp contrast to krishna the protagonist of narayan s the english teacher who is a self sacrificing husband.
This work of literature was first published in great britain in 1938 by macmillan co ltd.
The family is a secondary but significant theme in both the novels.
The first indian edition came out in 1956.
Introduction the dark room is the third of narayan s novels.
One of his least successful novels is the dark room 1938 which takes up in schematic ways the condition of women in the changing circumstances of modern india.
This is a unique love story of a 30 something english lecturer named krishna in malgudi s albert mission college.
Narayan was born rasipuram krishnaswami narayanaswami in madras india on october 10 1906.
This story is an autobiography of narayan and he has used his pain and travails into the narration.
It paints a grim picture of a disturbed household plagued with domestic conflict.
The story revolves around ramani who is a secretary in a company located in malgudi called engladia insurance company.
Rk narayan s the english teacher came sometime after the dark room as the author had a tough time dealing with the death of his wife rajam.
Narayan 1906 2001 witnessed nearly a century of change in his native india and captured it in fiction of uncommon warmth and vibrancy.
He graduated from maharaja college of mysore with a b a.
This thesis examines the deterioration of marital harmony and savitri s portrayal as the typical hindu housewife cast in the pativrata tradition in the dark room.
Narayan s portrayal of orthodox and modern concepts of marriage is appraised in the dark room 1938 the english teacher 1946 and the painter of signs 1976.
The dark room and the.
He attempted to teach for a bit but then switched to writing full time.
