Henry is astonished when the policeman berates him for not giving the money to a worthy cause, like a hospital or orphanage. A riot ensues and a policeman comes to question him. Without a thought, he throws the entire pile out the window. In the morning, he throws a twenty pound note to someone on the street and realizes that charity makes him feel good. The yoga training has changed his outlook on life. When he gets home, though, he realizes that he doesn’t feel as happy as he expected. He goes immediately to a big London casino and proceeds to win over six thousand pounds. Three years later, Henry can see through a playing card in less than four seconds.
He begins to make progress immediately, and discovers that he’s one of the one-in-a-million people that can develop yoga powers with amazing speed. He steals the book and begins to practice at home. He wants to be able to see through playing cards and win in casinos. He finishes the story and decides to try the yoga training himself. Before he can speak to him again the next day, though, he learns that Khan has died in his sleep. He decides that it must be published, that Khan’s abilities might pave the way towards helping the blind see and the deaf hear. He can even see through playing cards.ĭoctor Cartwright is amazed with Imhrat Khan’s story. Eventually he succeeds in seeing without his eyes. He has a minor success when he’s able to walk across a firepit with barefeet. He learns about concentrating the conscious mind. So Khan finally begins the yoga training. Khan comes back every day, though, and eventually the Banerjee agrees to recommend him to a yogi friend for instruction. The yogi discovers him and becomes enraged, chasing him off. Eventually Khan manages to locate a yogi called Banerjee, and he watches in secret as Banerjee levitates during meditation. It’s hard to find a teacher, because Khan wanted to learn yoga for fame and fortune, but real yogis are threatened with death if they perform in public. He decides he wants to learn the strange power called yoga. He was terribly disappointed to realize it was all trickery and sleight of hand. As a young boy, he was fascinated with magic and ran off to be a magician’s assistant. Afterwards, he invites Khan to dinner and asks him to tell him how he learned this amazing trick. That night, Cartwright goes to see Khan’s show. When they are finished, they are amazed to see him ride off on his bicycle through heavy traffic.
Cartwright and three other doctors agreed to help him promote his theatre show by bandaging his eyes completely. He claimed to be able to see without his eyes. He explains that one day he was in the doctor’s lounge at his hospital in Bombay, when an Indian man entered and asked for assistance. On the first page is written: “A Report on an Interview with Imhrat Khan, the Man Who Could See Without His Eyes” by Dr. Bored, he wanders into the library and discovers a blue exercise book one one of the shelves. One summer weekend, Henry is staying at a friend’s mansion and is depressed at the neverending rain outside. We start with Henry Sugar, a wealthy and idle playboy who likes to gamble and is not above cheating to win. Spoiler warning! This famous tale is actually a story-within-a-story-within-a-story-within-a-story. This story was inspired by the real life Pakistani mystic Kuda Bux, who claimed to be able to see without his eyes. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More.You can read about differences between the texts here. He reworked a great portion of that text into Imhrat Khan’s tale. In 1952 Dahl wrote an article about the famous Pakistani mystic Kuda Bux, who inspired this story.Sections: Information | Plot Description | Fun Stuff
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