Title – The Accidental
Accountant
Author –
Deepak Kaul
Genre –
Fiction
Book Format –
E-book
Publisher –
Amazon Kindle
No of pages –
96
This book is available on Amazon
The Blurb
The Accidental Accountant is a
short-fiction by Deepak Kaul. The protagonist in this fiction is Deb who has
graduated from the Arts stream. He is very much confused about career options
just like other pass-outs and thinking of doing an MBA. He tries his best to
clear the MBA entrance exam but fails to do so. Dejected Deb is completely
blank about his future but then his uncle advises him to go for CA. He applies
at various CA firms and eventually gets selected at one of the CA firms. Little
did he know that his decision would change his life forever. Does he become a
successful CA or his life gets entangled more? Do give a read to this amazing
short fiction.
The Review
The Accidental Accountant is a
must-read fiction as it represents a working-class well. Deb, a recent graduate
finds it hard to understand people and politics around him when he starts
working in a CA firm. The author has yet again masterfully showcases the inner
conflict of a working person who struggles to make his path in dirt which is full
of ill-minded people and corrupted with politics. Deb’s experience with leaders
like Prajay, Anthony, or Mukul matches with those who are office goers and
everyday struggle to please their seniors with sincerity and hard work. Deb’s
inner conflict with a lot of ‘What if’ situations let the readers remind their
plight when they graduated from college and were beginning their professional
lives.
When you’re working with well-experienced people, your opinions are often clouded with self-doubts. And that’s what happens with Deb when he chooses to work in a CA firm despite his different background. The author beautifully showcases how the working class had to manage with people of different temperaments. When a junior like Deb tries to share his reasonable doubts with seniors, he not only gets sidelined but also gets an earful from the bosses.
Deb’s inner conflict matches to every working professional as we often have self-doubts about ourselves especially working in a politically corrupted environment. Deb find himself surrounded with unfounded fears and sometimes he is caught in sticky situations because of lazy colleagues. Sometimes he doubts over his decision of working in a CA firm and sometimes he has self-doubts about everything.
Reading this fiction personally
gave me immense pleasure as I’ve had such experience in one of the firms in my
professional life. I could relate my professional experiences with this fiction
and that is what the author’s job is to write relatable experiences. And I must
say Deepak Kaul has done a wonderful job with this fiction of 96 pages.
I recommend this e-book to
every professional out there. Some may get a different perspective from this
and some may learn about different temperaments and people, especially those
who are soon going to start their professional life.
Writing style
I know only a handful of
authors who write stuff in real good creative English and one of them is Deepak
Kaul. I hate when writers don’t use such rich language generously in their
novels. However, Deepak has created his niche in writing English novels.
Thankfully, his writing is rich, and does not write in plain English.
The book cover & The Title
The book cover does not
represent the theme of the story. It is a very plain cover with no creative
inputs. The title is okay-ish.
Is the book price reasonable?
The book comes in an e-book
format and it has hardly 96 pages. I feel the book is a bit pricey as the
publishing company did not have to bear the cost of printing.
Rating
4/5
Working professionals must read
this fiction once for sure!
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