‘The World of Nagaraj’ is a 1990 book of fiction penned by Indian fiction writer R.K. Narayan one of the first Indian writers who wrote novels in the English language in the pre-Independence period. R.K. Narayan is also known as the creator of the fictionalized South-Indian town of Malgudi and thus is known as the Grand Old Man of Malgudi. This novel took place in Malgudi and … [Read more...] about ‘The World of Nagaraj’ by R.K. Narayan: Book Analysis
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‘The World of Nagaraj’ by R.K. Narayan: Book Summary
‘The World of Nagaraj’ is a Malgudi novel penned by Indian contemporary novelist R.K. Narayan. R.K. Narayan, also known as the Grand Old Man of Malgudi, is famous for his witty and realistic depictions of the people of India in the pre-Independence and post-Independence periods. This novel was published in the year 1990 and narrates the tale of a very ordinary simpleton called … [Read more...] about ‘The World of Nagaraj’ by R.K. Narayan: Book Summary
‘Swami and Friends’ by R.K. Narayan: Book Summary and Analysis
Swami and Friends is the first novel penned by R.K. Narayan based in a fictional South Indian town called Malgudi. Swami and Friends is also the first book where Narayan introduced to the literary world the wonderful world of Malgudi from the viewpoint of a child studying in Albert Mission School in the pre-Independence period of India. Narayan based his first novel on his own … [Read more...] about ‘Swami and Friends’ by R.K. Narayan: Book Summary and Analysis
‘Emden’ by R.K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis
‘Emden’ refers literally to a German warship that shelled Madras in 1916. Since then, the term indicates anyone who is formidable and ruthless in personality. Jayaraj, the photo framer and the young children of Malgudi, used to call Rao the oldest man in Malgudi, Emden, when he was much younger and working in the Excise Department of the government. Rao had a formidable and … [Read more...] about ‘Emden’ by R.K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis
‘The Martyr’s Corner’ by R.K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis
‘The Martyr’s Corner’ is a short story of the South Indian fictional town of Malgudi penned by R.K. Narayan, where an amateur snack seller loses his place of work because of a riot. Rama runs a makeshift snack corner between Market Road and the chemist’s shop lane. This place is directly in the path of the cinemagoers, so they and boot polish waifs or children frequent the … [Read more...] about ‘The Martyr’s Corner’ by R.K. Narayan: Short Story Analysis