A Writer's Nightmare

Selected Essays 1958-1988

Plot

The Pick Of Thirty Years Of Essays From R.K. Narayan, India S Greatest English Language Novelist. R.K. Narayan Is Perhaps Better Known As A Novelist, But His Essays Are As Delightful And Enchanting As His Stories And Novels. Introducing This Selection Of Essays, Narayan Writes, I Have Always Been Drawn To The Personal Essay In Which You See Something Of The Author Himself Apart From The Theme...The Scope For Such A Composition Is Unlimited-The Mood May Be Sombre, Hilarious Or Satirical And The Theme May Range From What The Author Notices From His Window To What He Sees In His Waste-Paper Basket To A World Cataclysm. A Writer S Nightmare Is The Marvellous Result Of Narayan S Liking For The Personal Essay. In The Book, He Tackles Subjects Such As Weddings, Mathematics, Coffee, Umbrellas, Teachers, Newspapers, Architecture, Monkeys, The Caste System, Lovers-All Sorts Of Topics, Simple And Not So Simple, Which Reveal The Very Essence Of India.