The Bachelor of Arts

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The Bachelor of Arts is a 1937 novel written by R.K.Narayan. The Bachelor of Arts is the second in the trilogy that began with Swami and Friends.

The Bachelor of Arts is set in Malgudi, the fictional town Narayan invented for his novels.One of the earliest coming of age novels written by an Indian, it traces the semi - tragic story of Chandran attending college and finding a place in the world. The novel traces Chandran's college days, his unfortunate love story, his life as a sanyasi and his finding a way to earn a living.The novel ends abruptly