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Malgudi Days
Malgudi Days
R. K. Narayan
R. K. Narayan
Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in
Plot Summary
Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories written bygd R. K. Narayan, published in bygd Indian Thought Publications, the publishing company Narayan han själv founded in He founded the company after he was cut off from England as a result of WWII, and needed some outlet for his writing. It wasn’t just a vanity press, though, as during the war there was no other way to circulate Indian writing, and Indian readers had no access to new work. The press is still in operation, now run by Narayan’s granddaughter, Bhuvaneswari, or Minnie. Malgudi Days was first published outside of India in the , bygd Penguin Classics. The book consists of 32 stories, all of which take place in the fictional town of Malgudi, in southern India. Each story is meant to portray a different facet of life in Malgudi. The project has been adapted several times, beg
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About the Author
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami, an Indian author and novelist better known by his pen name R.K. Narayan, is best known for his novels set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. On May 13, , he passed away. He was one of the most well-known early Indian English authors, along with Raja Rao and Mulk Raj Anand.
The first four books by Narayan that were published were the semi-autobiographical trilogy, Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts, and The English Teacher. The fictional town of Malgudi originally appeared in the movie Swami and Friends.
Narayan emphasizes the characters' daily lives and societal surroundings. He has been compared to William Faulkner, who created a parallel fictitious village and similarly analyzed the energy of daily life with comedy and compassion. Narayan's short stories have been compared to Guy de Maupassant's because he summarized a story.
Throughout a career spanning more
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Malgudi Days
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Author: R. K. Narayan
Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Indian Thought Publications
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Pages:
Age Group: 12+
Malgudi Days is a captivating novel comprising three interesting stories based on the life in the small South Indian town of Malgudi, located on the banks of the river Sarayu.
Malgudi Days is a novel that revolves around the happenings in a small fictional village named Malgudi, which is located on the banks of the river Sarayu in South India. This book is a collection of 32 short stories that are highly amusing. The remarkable feature of the stories present in this book is that they are all centered around the lives of mere commoners as they go about their daily routine. The stories present in this book mostly revolve around the relationships among family members as well as the social taboos in the mid-nineties.
Through the course of this book, readers are introduced to a ten-year-old lad named Swa