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Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami
(10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001)
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami is mostly known for his fiction works related to the South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a leading English language author in India along Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao.Unarguably the best and foremost Indian writer in English, R.K. Narayan’s novels, and short stories are the reasons why common middle-class Indians developed an interest in English stories. Best known for the fictional town of Malgudi, Narayan has written many fiction books including Swami and Friends, The Guide, A Tiger for Malgud”, The English Teacher, etc. His most famous and most sold book is his collection of short stories – Malgudi Days. His is a name which you will find on any list of “Best Indian Authors”.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. The Financial Expert was hailed as one of the most original works of 1951 and Sahitya Academy Award winner The Guide was adapted for the film (winning a Filmfare Award for Best Film) and for Broadway.
Novels• Swami and Friends (1935, Hamish Hamilton)• The Bachelor of Arts (1937, Thomas Nelson)• The Dark Room (1938, Eyre)• The English Teacher (1945, Eyre)• Mr. Sampath (1948, Eyre)• The Financial Expert (1952, Methuen)• Waiting for the Mahatma (1955, Methuen)• The Guide (1958, Methuen)• The Man-Eater of Malgudi (1961, Viking)• The Vendor of Sweets (1967, The Bodley Head)• The Painter of Signs (1977, Heinemann)• A Tiger for Malgudi (1983, Heinemann)• Talkative Man (1986, Heinemann)• The World of Nagaraj (1990, Heinemann)• Grandmother's Tale (1992, Indian Thought Publications)
Non-fiction• Next Sunday (1960, Indian Thought Publications)• My Dateless Diary (1960, Indian Thought Publications)• My Days (1973, Viking)• Reluctant Guru (1974, Orient Paperbacks)• The Emerald Route (1980, Indian Thought Publications)• A Writer's Nightmare (1988, Penguin Books)• A Story-Teller's World (1989, Penguin Books)• The Writerly Life (2001, Penguin Books India)• Mysore (1944, second edition, Indian Thought Publications)
Mythology• Gods, Demons and Others (1964, Viking)• The Ramayana (1972, Chatto & Windus)• The Mahabharata (1978, Heinemann)
Short story collections• Malgudi Days (1942, Indian Thought Publications)• An Astrologer's Day and Other Stories (1947, Indian Thought Publications)• Lawley Road and Other Stories (1956, Indian Thought Publications)• A Horse and Two Goats (1970)• Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories (1985)• The Grandmother's Tale and Selected Stories (1994, Viking)
Novels• Swami and Friends (1935, Hamish Hamilton)• The Bachelor of Arts (1937, Thomas Nelson)• The Dark Room (1938, Eyre)• The English Teacher (1945, Eyre)• Mr. Sampath (1948, Eyre)• The Financial Expert (1952, Methuen)• Waiting for the Mahatma (1955, Methuen)• The Guide (1958, Methuen)• The Man-Eater of Malgudi (1961, Viking)• The Vendor of Sweets (1967, The Bodley Head)• The Painter of Signs (1977, Heinemann)• A Tiger for Malgudi (1983, Heinemann)• Talkative Man (1986, Heinemann)• The World of Nagaraj (1990, Heinemann)• Grandmother's Tale (1992, Indian Thought Publications)
Non-fiction• Next Sunday (1960, Indian Thought Publications)• My Dateless Diary (1960, Indian Thought Publications)• My Days (1973, Viking)• Reluctant Guru (1974, Orient Paperbacks)• The Emerald Route (1980, Indian Thought Publications)• A Writer's Nightmare (1988, Penguin Books)• A Story-Teller's World (1989, Penguin Books)• The Writerly Life (2001, Penguin Books India)• Mysore (1944, second edition, Indian Thought Publications)
Mythology• Gods, Demons and Others (1964, Viking)• The Ramayana (1972, Chatto & Windus)• The Mahabharata (1978, Heinemann)
Short story collections• Malgudi Days (1942, Indian Thought Publications)• An Astrologer's Day and Other Stories (1947, Indian Thought Publications)• Lawley Road and Other Stories (1956, Indian Thought Publications)• A Horse and Two Goats (1970)• Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories (1985)• The Grandmother's Tale and Selected Stories (1994, Viking)
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