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The Guide is a 1958 novel written in English by the Indian author R. K. Narayan. Like most of his works, the events of this novel take place in Malgudi, a fictional town in South India. The novel describes the transformation of the protagonist, Raju, from a tour guide to a spiritual guide and then one of the greatest holy men of India.
My Dateless Diary is a collection of autobiographical essays by R. K. Narayan published in 1960. [1] The book was the output of a daily journal that he maintained during his visit to the United States on a Rockefeller Fellowship in 1956. [2] While on this visit, Narayan also completed The Guide, the writing of which is covered in this book. [3]
Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications. [1] The book was republished outside India in 1982 by Penguin Classics. [2] The book includes 32 stories, all set in the fictional town of Malgudi, [3] located in South India. Each of the stories portrays a facet of life in Malgudi. [4]
A Writer's Nightmare is a collection of essays by R. K. Narayan published in 1988 by Penguin Books. [1] The essays included in the book are about topics as diverse as the caste system, love, Nobel Prize winners and monkeys; the book provides readers a unique view of Indian life. [2]
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My Days (1974) is an autobiography by R. K. Narayan. It tells the story of Narayan's upbringing. [ 1 ] My Days is an autobiography which starts with his childhood spent in his grandmother's home in Chennai .
This is the title story of this collection of tales by R.K. Narayan. It concludes the collection with the story of a simple village in South India called Somal, where an aged storyteller named Nambi lived. Nambi seems to resemble R.K. Narayan, especially in relation to R.K. Narayan during his later career.
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