Under the Banyan Tree (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: R. K. Narayan
- First Published: 1947
- Type of Plot: Sketch
- Time of Work: The 1940's
- Setting: Somal, a remote village in southern India
- Principal Characters: Nambi, The villagers
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Tradition, Twentieth century, 1940’s, Villages, Asia or Asians, Storytelling, Creative process, India or East Indian people, Hindus or Hinduism, Temples
- Locales: India
The Story
“Under the Banyan Tree,” the title story in R. K. Narayan's collection Under the Banyan Tree, and Other Stories (1985), appeared originally in his earlier volume, An Astrologer's Day, and Other Stories (1947). It is the story of an old-fashioned storyteller named Nambi, in whom Narayan has created a character of mythic dimensions. The story radiates its author's deep love for tradition as he, using the omniscient point of view, nostalgically evokes the Old World charm of oral storytelling by showcasing Nambi.
The story begins in a remote...
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