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Guide, The (Modern Classics)

by R.K. Narayan

3.7
(13 ratings)
224 pages2010Penguin Books IndiaISBN 9780143414988
Fiction
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<p><b>‘The best of R.K. Narayan’s enchanting novels’—<i>The New Yorker</i></b></p> <p></p> <p>Raju, a corrupt tourist guide, together with his lover, the dancer Rosie, leads a prosperous life before he is thrown into prison. After release he rests on the steps of an abandoned temple when a peasant passing by mistakes him for a holy man. Slowly, almost reluctantly, he begins to play the part, acting as a spiritual guide to the village community. Raju’s holiness is put to the test when a drought strikes the village, and he is asked to fast for twelve days to summon the rains. </p> <p></p> <p>Set in Narayan’s fictional town, Malgudi, <i>The Guide</i> is the greatest of his comedies of self-deception.</p> <p>‘A brilliant accomplishment … Narayan is the compassionate man who can write of human life as comedy’—<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></p> <p>‘Narayan is such a natural writer, so true to his experience and emotions’—V.S. Naipaul</p><p>

Publication Details

Publisher
Penguin Books India
Published
2010
Pages
224
ISBN
9780143414988
Language
en

About R.K. 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. Source: wikipedia

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