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In The Financial Expert , R. K. Narayan once again transports readers to the southern Indian town of Malgudi. This story centers around the life and pursuits of Margayya, a man of many hopes but few resources, who spends his time under the banyan tree offering expert financial advice to those... read more

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  • Margayya: The protagonist of the book. A big time miser.
  • Meenakshi: Wife of Margayya
  • Balu: Son of Margayya
  • Dr.Pal: A so-called sociologist
  • Brinda: Wife of Balu
  • Sastry: An accountant in Margayya's shop
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FROM time immemorial people seemed to have been calling him "Margayya".

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  1. R. K. Narayan (Author)

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Publisher: Methuen
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Publication Date: 1952
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