Previously unpublished in Spanish, this story deals with the clash between Eastern and Western cultures and the generational gap between a father and son in India. Jagan, the most popular sweets vendor in Malgudi, lives a calm life amid trays of candy and chats with his loyal...
While the colourful sweetmeats are frying in the kitchen, Jagan immerses himself in his copy of the Bhagavad Gita. A widower of firm Gandhian principles, Jagan nonetheless harbours a warm and embarrassed affection for his wastrel son Mali. Yet even Jagan's patience begins to...
THE APPLE OF HIS EYE IS HIS SON MALI, FOR WHOM HE FEELS A DEEP BUT ABSURDLY EMBARRASSED AFFECTION, WHICH APPEARS TO GO UNREQUITED. WHEN MALI COOLLY ANNOUNCES THAT HE IS ABANDONING SCHOOL TO GO TO AMERICA TO BECOME A WRITER, JAGAN S FATHERLY FEELINGS ARE THROWN INTO STILL GREATER...