What is the author's style in the novel, The Financial Expert?

Narayan’s style of writing is direct and clear, often choosing simple sentences without obscure vocabulary choices or complicated grammatical constructions. Narayan often draws upon the literary technique of free indirect discourse—words that, undifferentiated from the rest of the text, actually come from the character’s thoughts. He often does this for a playful effect and to poke fun at his characters’ inflated sense of themselves.