Malgudi Days

Narayan, R. K.

ISBN 10: 0140069100 / ISBN 13: 9780140069105

Published by Penguin Books, 1985

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Malgudi Days
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140069100
• ISBN 13: 9780140069105
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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." 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 colour, revealing the essence of India and of human experience.

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.