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Malgudi Days

Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780143039655
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Malgudi Days written by R. K. Narayan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-08-29 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four gems, with new introductions, mark acclaimed Indian writer R. K. Narayan's centennial Introducing this collection of stories, R. K. Narayan describes how in India "the writer has only to look out of the window to pick up a character and thereby a story." Composed of powerful, magical portraits of all kinds of people, and comprising stories written over almost forty years, Malgudi Days presents Narayan's imaginary city in full color, revealing the essence of India and of human experience. This edition includes an introduction by Pulitzer Prize- winning author Jhumpa Lahiri. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Waiting For Mahatma

Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787202143
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (872 download)

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Download or read book Waiting For Mahatma written by R. K. Narayan and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-27 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against the backdrop of the Indian Freedom Movement, this fiction novel from award-winning Indian writer R. K. Narayan traces the adventures of a young man, Sriram, who is suddenly removed from a quiet, apathetic existence and, owing to his involvement in the campaign of Mahatma Gandhi against British rule in India, thrust into a life as adventurously varied as that of any picaresque hero. “There are writers—Tolstoy and Henry James to name two—whom we hold in awe, writers—Turgenev and Chekhov—for whom we feel a personal affection, other writers whom we respect—Conrad, for example—but who hold us at a long arm’s length with their ‘courtly foreign grace.’ Narayan (whom I don’t hesitate to name in such a context) more than any of them wakes in me a spring of gratitude, for he has offered me a second home. Without him I could never have known what it is like to be Indian.”—Graham Greene “R. K. Narayan...has been compared to Gogol in England, where he has acquired a well-deserved reputation. The comparison is apt, for Narayan, an Indian, is a writer of Gogol’s stature, with the same gift for creating a provincial atmosphere in a time of change....One is convincingly involved in this alien world without ever being aware of the technical devices Narayan so brilliantly employs.”—Anthony West, The New Yorker

The Very Best of R.K. Narayan

Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Rupa Publications
ISBN 13 : 9788129131027
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Very Best of R.K. Narayan written by R. K. Narayan and published by Rupa Publications. This book was released on 2013 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a career spanning seven decades, R.K. Narayan, easily one of the most influential and important writers of India, populated the fictional town of Malgudi with a host of unforgettable characters: Swami and his gang of friends, the Talkative Man, Raju the guide and Sampath the printer, among many others. These characters have carved out a place for themselves in popular imagination and live on, still fresh and endlessly entertaining, many decades after they first appeared. Timeless Malgudi brings together a selection of the best and the most enduring of R.K. Narayan's fiction and nonfiction. The Guide examines, with wit and irony, how a man becomes a godman. The story 'A Horse and Two Goats' describes an attempt at crosscultural communication which goes haywire, with hilarious consequences. The excerpt from My Days, Narayan's autobiography, paints a poignant picture of the author's childhood while the 'Misguided Guide' is a cynical, sharply written chronicle of the making of the film Guide, based on his novel. Also included in this volume are excerpts from the travelogue My Dateless Diary and a brilliant retelling of the Tamil epic Silappadikaram.

Swami and Friends

Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0345803795
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book Swami and Friends written by R. K. Narayan and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: R. K. Narayan (1906—2001) witnessed nearly a century of change in his native India and captured it in fiction of uncommon warmth and vibrancy. Swami and Friends introduces us to Narayan’s beloved fictional town of Malgudi, where ten-year-old Swaminathan’s excitement about his country’s initial stirrings for independence competes with his ardor for cricket and all other things British. Written during British rule, this novel brings colonial India into intimate focus through the narrative gifts of this master of literary realism.

My Days

Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062307371
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book My Days written by R. K. Narayan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I am inclined to call this the last chapter, but how can an autobiography have a final chapter? At best, it can only be a penultimate one; nor can it be given a rounded-off conclusion, as is possible in a work of fiction." So begins the last chapter of My Days, the only memoir from R. K. Narayan, hailed as "India's most notable novelist and short-story writer" by the New York Times Book Review. In his usual winning, humorous style, R. K. Narayan shares his life story, beginning in his grandmother's garden in Madras with his ferocious pet peacock. As a young boy with no interest in school, he trains grasshoppers, scouts, and generally takes part in life's excitements. Against the advice of all, especially his commanding headmaster father, the dreaming Narayan takes to writing fiction, and one of his pieces is accepted by Punch magazine (his "first prestige publication"). Soon his life includes bumbling British diplomats, curious movie moguls, evasive Indian officials, eccentric journalists, and "the blind urge" to fall in love. R. K. Narayan's larger-than-life perception of the human comedy is at once acute and forgiving, and always true to it.

The Novels of R.K. Narayan

Author : Pramod Kumar Singh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Novels of R.K. Narayan written by Pramod Kumar Singh and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

R.K. Narayan

Author : Nicholas Grene
Publisher : Northcote House Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780746309544
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book R.K. Narayan written by Nicholas Grene and published by Northcote House Pub Limited. This book was released on 2011 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive study of R.K. Narayan, the outstanding Indian novelist of his generation, provides an incisive analysis of the major issues of his fiction. Virtually all of his novels are set in the imaginary South Indian town of Malgudi, a solid, realistic setting for his tragi-comedies of human aberration and attainment. A key element of his fiction, including his best known novel The Guide, is the way Hindu fables and myths lie submerged beneath the surface of secular social comedy. Perhaps his greatest skill is as a storyteller who developed special styles to tell his elliptical, subtle and understated tales. His deceptively simple English and ironic outlook make him particularly accessible to Western readers and this lively and perceptive study allows a full appreciation of the depth and significance of a great Indian writer.

Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts, The Dark Room, The English Teacher

Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Everyman's Library
ISBN 13 : 0307498131
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts, The Dark Room, The English Teacher written by R. K. Narayan and published by Everyman's Library. This book was released on 2009-06-03 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: R. K. Narayan (1906—2001) witnessed nearly a century of change in his native India and captured it in fiction of uncommon warmth and vibrancy. The four novels collected here, all written during British rule, bring colonial India into intimate focus through the narrative gifts of this master of literary realism. Swami and Friends introduces us to Narayan’s beloved fictional town of Malgudi, where ten-year-old Swaminathan’s excitement about his country’s initial stirrings for independence competes with his ardor for cricket and all other things British. The Bachelor of Arts is a poignant coming-of-age novel about a young man flush with first love, but whose freedom to pursue it is hindered by the fixed ideas of his traditional Hindu family. In The Dark Room, Narayan’s portrait of aggrieved domesticity, the docile and obedient Savitri, like many Malgudi women, is torn between submitting to her husband’s humiliations and trying to escape them. The title character in The English Teacher, Narayan’s most autobiographical novel, searches for meaning when the death of his young wife deprives him of his greatest source of happiness. These pioneering novels, luminous in their detail and refreshingly free of artifice, are a gift to twentieth-century literature.

Memories of Malgudi

Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Penguin Books India
ISBN 13 : 9780141002453
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Memories of Malgudi written by R. K. Narayan and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2002 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memories Of Malgudi Brings Together Five Unforgettable Novels From The Narayan Corpus. The Dark Room, The First Novel In This Collection, Is The Story Of The Marital Discord Between Savitri, A Traditional Hindu Wife, And Ramani, Her Husband. The English Teacher Is About Another Young Couple: Krishna And His Wife, Susila. Their World Is Full Of Love And Laughter, But When Susila Passes Away, Krishna Must Deal With The Tragic Blow And Find A Reason To Go On Living. In The World Of Nagaraj, Narayan S Final Novel, Nagaraj S Life Of Small Comforts Is Rudely Interrupted By The Arrival Of His Nephew Tim, And He Struggles To Fend Off The Turbulence Which Threatens To Disrupt His World Forever. Sriram, The Hero Of Waiting For The Mahatma, Is In Love With The Enchanting Bharati, But Her Primary Loyalty Is To Gandhiji And His Ideals. Sriram Becomes A Follower Of The Mahatma Himself, But Finds Himself Adapting The Great Man S Ideas To Suit His Own Petty Ends. And In The Guide, Narayan S Award-Winning Novel, Raju The Guide Takes A Roller-Coaster Ride Through Life He Falls In Love With The Beautiful Dancer Rosie, Seduces Her Away From Her Husband, Transforms Her Into A Celebrity But Then Falls Out With Her. Finally, Through A Series Of Ironical Events, He Becomes A Well-Respected Holy Man. The Last In Penguin India S Series Of Collectors Editions Of R.K. Narayan S Novels, Memories Of Malgudi Showcases The Best Of The Master Storyteller S Oeuvre.

New Insights Into the Novels of R.K. Narayan

Author : M. K. Bhatnagar
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
ISBN 13 : 9788126901784
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book New Insights Into the Novels of R.K. Narayan written by M. K. Bhatnagar and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 2002 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: R.K. Narayan S Career As A Novelist And Short Story Writer Spans Almost Eight Decades From Swami And Friends (1935) To Grandmother S Tale (1992) Until His Death On 13 May 2001 At The Ripe Age Of 95. His Distinctive Sense Of Humour, His Trade Mark Irony, His Bemused, Knowing, Overseeing Perspective, His Rootedness In Religion And Family Values And His Inescapable Capturing Of The Essence Of Indian Sensibility All Have Been Looked At From A Refreshingly New Perspective, Hitherto Only Partly Touched Or Left Unexplored And Unattempted. New Insights Into The Guide, The Maneater Of Malgudi, A Tiger For Malgudi, Waiting For The Mahatma, The Dark Room Exploit Freshly-Forged Tools Of Critical Analysis Comparative, Structural, New Historical , Feminist, Bakhtinian, Post-Colonial And Socio-Cultural And Ethical.A Welcome Addition To The Extant Critical Scholarship On R.K. Narayan S Ouevre.A Lucid Discussion Of New Dimensions In Literary Theory Through Well-Argued, Illustrative Analysis Of Popular Texts.A Scholarly Elucidation Of The Sociology Of Hinduism As Reflected In Popular Fiction.An Indispensable Source-Book For Students, Researchers, Teachers, Scholars In Inter-Related Fields Like Literary Criticism, Theory Of Literature, Indian Philosophy, Customs And Thought-Patterns, Besides Social Anthropology And Sociology.

My Dateless Diary

Author : R K Narayan
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 8184758626
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book My Dateless Diary written by R K Narayan and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2000-10-14 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unusual and witty travel book about the United States of America. At the age of fifty, when most people have settled for the safety of routine, R. K. Narayan left India for the first time to travel through America. In this account of his journey, the writer’s pen unerringly captures the clamour and energy of New York city, the friendliness of the West Coast, the wealth and insularity of the Mid-West, the magnificence of the Grand Canyon...Threading their way through the narrative are a host of delightful characters—from celebrities like Greta Garbo, Aldous Huxley, Martha Graham, Cartier Bresson, Milton Singer, Edward G. Robinson and Ravi Shankar to the anonymous business tycoon on the train who dismissed the writer when he discovered Narayan had nothing to do with India’s steel industry. As a bonus, there are wry snapshots of those small but essential aspects of American life—muggers, fast food restaurants, instant gurus, subway commuters, TV advertisements, and American football. An entrancing and compelling travelogue about an endlessly fascinating land.

The Dark Room

Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0345803817
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book The Dark Room written by R. K. Narayan and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: R. K. Narayan (1906—2001) witnessed nearly a century of change in his native India and captured it in fiction of uncommon warmth and vibrancy. In The Dark Room, Narayan’s portrait of aggrieved domesticity, the docile and obedient Savitri, like many Malgudi women, is torn between submitting to her husband’s humiliations and trying to escape them. Written during British rule, this novel brings colonial India into intimate focus through the narrative gifts of this master of literary realism.

A Story Teller's World

Author : R K Narayan
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 8184750757
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book A Story Teller's World written by R K Narayan and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2000-10-14 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REQUIRED, THE STORY-TELLER COULD HAVE AN AUDIENCE BUT IN THIS CASE HE WOULDN'T BE READING FROM HIS MS, BUT WOULD BE LOOKING AT THE VILLAGERS. I MUCH PREFER THE STORY-TELLER ALONE.

The Painter of Signs

Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780143039662
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book The Painter of Signs written by R. K. Narayan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-08-29 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Raman the sign painter, life is a familiar and satisfying routine. A man of simple, rational ways, he lives with his pious aunt and prides himself on his creative work. But all that changes when he meets Daisy, a thrillingly independent young woman who wishes to bring birth control to the area. Hired to create signs for her clinics, Raman finds himself smitten by a love he cannot understand, much less avoid-and soon realizes that life isn't so routine anymore. Set in R. K. Narayan's fictional city of Malgudi, The Painter of Signs is a wry, bittersweet treasure. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Malgudi Landscapes

Author : S. Krishnan
Publisher : Penguin Books India
ISBN 13 : 9780140586671
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (866 download)

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Download or read book Malgudi Landscapes written by S. Krishnan and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 1992 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Best Of A Lifetime S Work Novels, Short Stories, Essays, Travel Pieces And Short Non-Fiction Of One Of The World S Finest Writers Comes Together In Malgudi Landscapes. Skilfully Edited And Introduced By S. Krishnan, This Selection Brings Malgudi, The Enchanting Little South Indian Town That R.K. Narayan Created, To Glorious And Colourful Life.

R.K. Narayan

Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book R.K. Narayan written by R. K. Narayan and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Talkative Man

Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Penguin Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780140185461
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (854 download)

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Download or read book Talkative Man written by R. K. Narayan and published by Penguin Classics. This book was released on 1994-06 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Talkative Man tells the story of a mysterious stranger who arrives at the Malgudi train station to pursue a purported U.N. project. The stranger winds up staying at Talkative Man's home, where he begins to seduce the librarian's daughter.