R. K. Narayan
![Narayan on a 2009 stamp of India](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/RK_Narayan_2009_stamp_of_India.jpg)
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.
Narayan highlights the social context and everyday life of his characters. He has been compared to William Faulkner who created a similar fictional town and likewise explored with humor 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, and in 1994 the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour of India's National Academy of Letters. He was also nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Narayan, R. K.
Published 2000
Located: Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women
Call Number: 828 NAR/GUI
Published 2000
Located: Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women
Call Number: 828 NAR/GUI
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by Narayan, R. K.
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Located: Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women
Call Number: 828 NAR/GUI
Published 2008
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Call Number: 828 NAR/GUI
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