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Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami , was an Indian writer known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao.

Narayan's mentor and friend Graham Greene was instrumental in getting publishers for Narayan's first four books including the semi-autobiographical trilogy of Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher. The fictional town of Malgudi was first introduced in Swami and Friends. Narayan's The Financial Expert was hailed as one of the most original works of 1951 and Sahitya Academy Award winner The Guide was adapted for film and for Broadway.

Narayan highlights the social context and everyday life of his characters. He has been compared to William Faulkner who also created a similar fictional town and likewise explored with humour and compassion the energy of ordinary life. Narayan's short stories have been compared with those of Guy de Maupassant because of his ability to compress a narrative.

In a career that spanned over sixty years Narayan received many awards and honours including the AC Benson Medal from the Royal Society of Literature, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan, India's second and third highest civilian awards. He was also nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's parliament.



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✵ 10. October 1906 – 13. May 2001
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Works

Malgudi Days
Malgudi Days
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The Guide
The Guide
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A Tiger for Malgudi
A Tiger for Malgudi
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Famous R. K. Narayan Quotes

“I have no idea of the extent of this zoo. I know only my corner and whatever passes before me.”

R. K. Narayan book A Tiger for Malgudi

A Tiger for Malgudi (1982)

“You become writer by writing . It is a yoga .”

R. K. Narayan

“Society presses upon us all the time. The progress of the last half century is the progress of the frog out of his well.”

R. K. Narayan

"Quotations by 60 Greatest Indians" at Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology http://resourcecentre.daiict.ac.in/eresources/iresources/quotations.html

“This is my child . I planted it . I saw it grow . I loved it . Don't cut it down .”

R. K. Narayan book Malgudi Days

Malgudi Days(1943)

“Past is gone , present is going and tomorrow is day after tomorrow's yesterday . So why worry about anything ? God is in all this .”

R. K. Narayan

The Painter Of Signs(1977)

R. K. Narayan Quotes

“The unbeaten brat will remain unlearned.”

R. K. Narayan book The Guide

The Guide (1958)

“Certain things acquired an evil complexion if phrased , but remained harmless in the mind”

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The Vendor Of Sweets (1967)

Evil

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