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Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan

R. K. Narayan (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001), full name Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami, was an Indian writer, best known for his works set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He is one of three leading figures of early Indian literature in English (alongside Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao), and is credited with bringing the genre to the rest of the world.

Narayan broke through with the help of his mentor and friend, Graham Greene, who 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. Narayan’s works also include The Financial Expert, hailed as one of the most original works of 1951, and Sahitya Akademi Award winner The Guide, which was adapted for film and for Broadway.

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Indian writer (1906-2001)

Born 10 October 1906
Died 13 May 2001

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  • Cover of: Reluctant guru

    First published in 1974 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Rāmayāna

    First published in 1987 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Swami and Friends

    First published in 1994 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts, The Dark Room, The English Teacher (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics)

    First published in 2006 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2003 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Tigr dli︠a︡ Malʹgudi

    First published in 1986 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A town called Malgudi: the finest fiction of R.K. Narayan

    First published in 1999 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Under the banyan tree: and other stories
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    First published in 1987 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The world of Malgudi

    First published in 2000 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Writerly Life

    First published in 2001 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Lawley Road: and other stories

    First published in 1967 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: man-eater of Malgudi

    First published in 1983 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Old and new: Eighteen short stories

    First published in 1981 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Ramayana: a shortened modern prose version of the Indian epic
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    First published in 1977 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Swami and friends: a novel of Malgudi

    First published in 1946 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Talkative man: a novel

    First published in 1986 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Under the banyan tree: and other stories

    First published in 1985 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Financial Expert

    First published in 1979 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Mr Sampath: the printer of Malgudi.

    First published in 1979 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Waiting for the Mahatma.

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Indian writer (1906-2001)

Born 10 October 1906
Died 13 May 2001

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, general, India, fiction, Malgudi (India : Imaginary place), Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author), Social life and customs, City and town life, Literature, Readers (Secondary), Adaptations, Criticism and interpretation, Indic Novelists, Indic fiction (English), Study and teaching (Secondary), Bachelors, Biography, British and irish drama, Drama, English Young adult drama, English drama, English literature, Hindu Mythology, History and criticism, India, Intellectual life

Places

India, Italy, Amazon rainforest, Baker Street, Caribbean, London, Ship-Trap Island, Tibet, Verona, Inde, Malgudi, Carthage, Inde (Sud), Indien, Indien <Su˜d>, Karnataka (India), Madras, Milan, Naples, South India, Su˜d

People

R. K. Narayan (1906-2001), William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Abram, Archie, Balthasar, Benvolio, Duncan Ross, Escalus, Friar John, Friar Lawrence, General Zaroff, Gregory, Ivan, Jabez Wilson, John Clay, John H. Watson, Juliet Capulet, Lady Capulet, Lady Montague, Mercutio, Mr. Merryweather, Paris, Peter, Police Inspector Jones, Romeo Montague

Time

20th century, 1890, 20e siècle, 1950's, 1980s, Mid 20th century, Quit India movement, 1942, preindependence

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Alternative names

  • R. K. Narayan
  • Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan
  • Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami
  • Rasipuran Krishnaswami Narayan
  • Rasipuram-Krishnaswami Narayan
  • Rasupuram K. Narayan
  • Rasipuran Krishnaswamy Narayan
  • Rasipuram K. Narayan
  • Rasupuram Krishnaswani Narayan

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