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Stories depict the lives of beggars, holy men, students, and the other inhabitants of an imaginary Indian city
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About the Author
R. K. Narayan (1906-2001) was born in Madras, South India. He is best-known for his vivid fictional recreation of urban India in the Malgudi series of novels. His 1958 novel The Guide won him the National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy, his country's highest literary honour. In 1980 he was awarded the A.C. Benson Medal by the Royal Society of Literature and in 1981 he was made an Honourary Member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.
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India's great novelist presents "a gallery of colorful characters" in this collection of short stories set in the mythical village of Malgudi. LJ's reviewer found the tales "compelling miniature gems" (LJ 4/1/82).
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Malgudi Days : Short Stories from 'an Astrologer's Day' and from 'Lawley Road'; and Also Including Eight Additional Stories
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Malgudi Days : Short Stories from 'an Astrologer's Day' and from 'Lawley Road'; and Also Including Eight Additional Stories
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Cloth and boards. Condition: Very Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First U.S. Edition. 8vo, golden-tan quarter cloth with irridescent blue-green lettering on spine over pale yellow boards, archival mylar-protected lettered dust jacket (unclipped), Author's Introduction, map endpapers of Malgudi with tiny cartoon figures, Glossary, ix, [x] + 246 pp. Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanaswami (1906 - 2001) was an Indian writer known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. In his fictionalization of small town life, he has been compared to Faulkner. Narayan was a leading author of early Indian literature in English along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. Malgundi Days is a collection of short stories set in the South Indian village of Malgundi. It was first published in 1942 by India Thought Publications. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects. No previous owner or remainder marks. Seller Inventory # 8589
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