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A River Sutra Study Guide

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by Gita Mehta
About 81 pages (24,324 words)
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  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

The chapter starts by introducing the narrator and explaining that he is a retiree, and a widower. When he discovered a job at a guesthouse (a form of lodgings intended for travelers and pilgrims), he took the position because he wanted to escape from the world. His colleagues thought that such a position was beneath him since he had been a senior bureaucrat before he retired. (read more)
      Chapter 1
      Chapter 2
      Chapter 3
      Chapter 4
      Chapter 5
      Chapter 6
      Chapter 7
      Chapter 8
      Chapter 9
      Chapter 10
      Chapter 11
      Chapter 12
      Chapter 13
      Chapter 14
      Chapter 15
      Chapter 16

  Characters

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Literary Heritage

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

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      Critical Essay #6
      Critical Essay #8
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      Critical Essay #10

  Topics for Further Study

  What Do I Read Next?

  Further Reading

  Sources

  Copyright Information

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