Recent Posts. He is an old man who operates a candy shop. The novel tells the story of Jagan, the titular "Vendor of Sweets", a businessman that operates a fairly successful bakery.The ⦠The book is written in easy English that can be read and understood without turning and returning the pages after a single read, which makes the book even more interesting. Add to Watchlist. In The Vendor of Sweets , Narayan adopts the selective third person point of view. The Vendor of Sweets. Search for: Make a Donation. He seems to be the cousin of the whole of Malgudi; and in that capacity he has entry into the houses of judges, businessman advocates ⦠This is shown to be ironic, since he himself, according to the teachings of asceticism, has renounced sugar and salt. The Vendor of Sweets @inproceedings{Narayan1967TheVO, title={The Vendor of Sweets}, author={R. Narayan}, year={1967} } R. Narayan; Published 1967; Engineering; While the colourful sweetmeats are frying in the kitchen, Jagan immerses himself in his copy of the Bhagavad Gita. Luckily, FreeBookSummary offers study guides on over 1000 top books from studentsâ ⦠The vendor of sweets × ... You can also purchase this book from a vendor and ship it to our address: Internet Archive Open Library Book Donations 300 Funston Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118 Better World Books; Amazon; More; Bookshop.org; Benefits of donating. A widower of firm Gandhian principles, Jagan nonetheless harbours a warm and embarrassed affection for his wastrel son Mali. This is a great novel I ever read.i read four time his novel. Mali: Jagan's son. User-contributed reviews Tags. R K Narayanâs lovely stories set in Malgudi take you back to an age and day far removed from the hectic stress-filled days that we live in. She works like a catalyst between the two ⦠What people are saying - Write a review. The Vendor of Sweets by Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan, 2007, Gardners Books edition, in English Chapter 1 Summary. New York, Bard Books [1971, ©1967] (OCoLC)761406397: Document Type: Book: All Authors / Contributors: R K Narayan. See search results for this author. The compositional language is also plain. So many things were ⦠Jagan is depicted as the vendor of sweets in this story. Mahatma Gandhi, Apostle of Nonviolence: An Introduction; Non-Violence in the ⦠The compositional language is no doubt, plainâ to such an extent that even a young school childâs vocabulary will be able to ⦠In both, the westerner is viewed completely from the viewpoint, and indeed, in the idiom, of the native. R. K. Narayan. In R.K. Narayanâs novel The Vendor of Sweets, ⦠Blames his father for his mother's death. LibraryThing Review User Review - Versha.Bharat - LibraryThing. He is nearly fifty âfive year old. Introduction:-Jagan is the central figure of the novel âThe Vendor of Sweetâ by R.K.Narayan. 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