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A master of observation and gentle wit, R.K. Narayan brings to life the fictional town of Malgudi in South India, making it as real to readers as any actual location. This volume features three quintessential Malgudi novels: Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts, and The Vendor of Sweets. The first, published in 1935, follows ten-year-old Swaminathan and his friends Rajam and Mani on their adventures, earning praise from Graham Greene as a "novel in ten thousand." The second novel, The Bachelor of Arts, delves into the mind of Chandran, a college student who falls in love and must leave Malgudi to find resolution to his emotional turmoil. The Vendor of Sweets presents a generational clash between Jagan, a widower committed to Gandhian values, and his modern son Mali, who returns with a half-American wife and ambitious plans for selling story-writing machines. This collection, part of Penguin India’s series of collectors’ editions, includes an introduction by S. Krishnan and is sure to captivate both new readers and long-time fans of Narayan.

R. K. Narayan (1906--2001) witnessed nearly a century of change in his native India and captured it in fiction of uncommon warmth and vibrancy. In "The Dark Room," Narayan's portrait of aggrieved domesticity, the docile and obedient Savitri, like many Malgudi women, is torn between submitting to her husband's humiliations and trying to escape them. This novel brings colonial India into intimate focus through the narrative gifts of this master of literary realism.

Unforgettable Stories For Children From The Masterly Pen Of R.K. Narayan After The Stupendous Success Of Malgudi Schooldays, R.K. Narayan S Chronicle Of The Escapades Of Swami And His Friends, Comes Malgudi Adventures, Which Contains More Delightful Stories Of Children S Adventures In The Magical South Indian Small Town Of Malgudi. There Are The Memorable Stories Of Babu, Who, In Trying To Set Up The Lights For His Sisters Navaratri Display, Manages To Plunge The Entire Household Into Darkness; Of A Snake Charmer Boy Who Grows Up With A Monkey Named Rama As His Companion; And Of Raju, Who Decides To Become A Guide When A Train Station Is Built At Malgudi. Also Included Are The Fascinating Stories Of Balu, Who Dumps His Father S Accounts Ledger In The Gutter; Of A Little Boy Who Finds Himself Lost On The Streets Of Malgudi Late One Night; Of Chandran, Who Falls Head Over Heels In Love On The Banks Of The Sarayu One Evening; And Of The Hilarious Sequence Of Events That Unfolds When Raja The Tiger Decides To Seek Refuge In The Local School.

Offering rare insight into the complexities of Indian middle-class society, R. K. Narayan traces life in the fictional town of Malgudi. Narayan writes of youth and young adulthood in the semiautobiographical The Bachelor of Arts. Although the ordinary tensions of maturing are heightened by the particular circumstances of pre-partition India, Narayan provides a universal vision of childhood, early love and grief.

Srinivas, editor of "The Banner" and its sole contributor, concerns himself with artistic and intellectual problems. Mr Sampath, its printer, amicably shoulders the financial burdens. When the paper folds - a surprise to them both - Mr Sampath sees a way to save an equable partnership.

C'est une collection envoûtante du plus grand conteur indien, riche en personnages ironiques et chaleureusement observés de tous les milieux de la vie indienne - marchands, mendiants, bergers, filous - dont les vies sont des microcosmes de l'expérience humaine. Comme Nambi dans l'histoire titre, Narayan a la capacité hypnotique de captiver son public. Il y parvient grâce à une combinaison magistrale d'économie et de rythme, créant des images saisissantes et une variété de décors pour évoquer un paradoxe unique entre réalité et folklore.

This is the story of Nataraj, who earns his living as a printer in the little world of Malgudi, an imaginary town in South India. Nataraj and his close friends, a poet and a journalist, find their congenial days disturbed when Vasu, a powerful taxidermist, moves in with his stuffed hyenas and pythons, and brings his dancing-women up the printer's private stairs. When Vasu, in search of larger game, threatens the life of a temple elephant that Nataraj has befriended, complications ensue that are both laughable and tragic.

Formerly India's most corrupt tourist guide, Raju-just released from prison- seeks refuge in an abandoned temple. Mistaken for a holy man, he plays the part and succeeds so well that God himself intervenes to put Raju's newfound sanctity to the test. Narayan's most celebrated novel, The Guide won him the National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy, his country's highest literary honor.

A travelogue which captures the spirit of modern America from an inexperienced traveller's point of view, full of anecdotes about some of the most famous and infamous American characters.

Swami is ten years old, and life for him consists mainly of having adventures with his friends, avoiding the misery of homework, and coping as best as he can with the teachers and other adults he encounters.