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R. K. Narayan

Gods, Demons and Others

Gods, Demons and Others


by R. K. Narayan | R.K. Laxman

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 241 PAGES

Hindu stories freely adapted by Narayan, one of India's foremost writers. They include tales both highly readable and revealing of Indian Hindu traditions, some drawn from the Ramayana and the Mahabarata. (IDA101, $23.00)

The Guide

The Guide


by R. K. Narayan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A comic look at the life of a rogue, set in Malgudi, a fictional town in southern India like many of Narayan's novels. Originally published in 1958. (IDA310, $15.00)

Malgudi Days

Malgudi Days


by R. K. Narayan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Wonderful tales about a fictional South Indian town, populated by quirky characters whose unique approaches to tradition and modernity are the stuff of great short stories. (IDA59, $15.00)

Mr Sampath -- The Printer of Malgudi, The Financial Expert, Waiting for the Mahatma

Mr Sampath -- The Printer of Malgudi, The Financial Expert, Waiting for the Mahatma


by R. K. Narayan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 616 PAGES

An Everyman's Library edition of three novels written after India's independence -- including the comic tale, Narayan's funniest, of the printer of Malgudi, whose glamorous new job as screenwriter goes to his head. (IDA336, $25.00)

Mr. Sampath, The Printer of Malgudi

Mr. Sampath, The Printer of Malgudi


by R. K. Narayan

  • LITERATURE
  • 1981
  • PAPER
  • 220 PAGES

A handsome edition of one of Narayan's funniest tales, which features Mr. Sampath, the equanimious printer of a failing local newspaper. When the paper folds, Mr. Sampath finds his editor a new job as a scriptwriter for the movies, and hilarious hijinks ensue. (IDA182, $12.00)

The Painter of Signs


by R. K. Narayan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

Narayan's tale about Raman, a simple, pious sign painter who is deeply set in his work and routine -- until a spirited young free-thinker named Daisy arrives to bring birth control to the village. (IDA341, $14.00)

The Ramayana, A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic


by R. K. Narayan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 157 PAGES

Novelist Narayan's translation of the ancient Hindu epic of heroism, love and fate. (IDA311, $15.00)

Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts, The Dark Room, The English Teacher

Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts, The Dark Room, The English Teacher


by R. K. Narayan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 648 PAGES

Four early novels in an omnibus Everyman's edition. Narayan introduces his beloved Malgudi in Swami and Friends -- in which Swaminathan's excitement about his country's initial stirrings for independence competes with his ardor for cricket and all other things British. (IDA337, $27.00)

 

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