The Householder (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Ruth Prawer
- First Published: 1960
- Type of Work: Comedy of manners
- Time of Work: The late 1950’s
- Setting: New Delhi, India
- Principal Characters: Prem, Indu, Raj, Hans Loewe, Mr. Khanna, Sohan Lal, The Seigals
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, Teaching or teachers, Culture, Family or family life, Tradition, Politics, Race, Social issues, Marriage, Spiritual life or spirituality, City life, India or East Indian people, Childbirth, Materialism, Yoga
- Locales: New Delhi, India
The Novel
In the opening pages of the novel, the third-person omniscient narrator introduces Prem, struggling to maintain an illusion of dignity and beset with anxieties over how he will manage the family’s affairs. His marriage with Indu was arranged, according to Hindu custom, by his mother after his father’s death. He is in his first year as a Hindi teacher at Khanna Private College, a school for boys of wealthy families who need additional study before they can be accepted into better colleges. Although he has been married for a few months, Prem regards Indu as a...
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