Yes, Narayan did that by writing about ordinary men and women, by translating the Indian experience into English, by doing it so easily, comfortably and without any affectation whatsoever, that it seemed enormously simple. But it's never simple.
Extracts from Shashi Deshpande's book <i> Small Remedies,</i> shortlisted for the Crossword Book Award
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