R. K. Narayan

R. K. Narayan

R. K. Narayan , shortened from Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami Tamil: ராசிபுரம் கிருஷ்ணசுவாமி அய்யர் நாராயணசுவாமி was an Indian author whose works of fiction include a series of books about people and their interactions in an imagined town in India called Malgudi. He is one of three leading figures of early Indian literature in English, along...
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Birthdate:October 10, 1906
Birthplace:Chennai
Date of death:May 13, 2001
Religion:Hinduism

Written works by R. K. Narayan

TitlePublishedGenre
Swami and Friends 1935 Novel
The English Teacher 1980 Autobiographical novel
Bachelor of Arts 1937 Novel
The Guide Fiction
A Tiger for Malgudi 1983 Novel
Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories Fiction
The Vendor of Sweets 1967 Novel
Waiting for the Mahatma Novel
The Dark Room 1938 Novel
My Days Autobiography
The Man-Eater of Malgudi 1961 Novel
Mr. Sampath - The Printer of Malgudi 1949 Novel
The Financial Expert 1952 Novel
The Painter of Signs 1976 Novel
Talkative Man 1986 Novel
The World of Nagaraj 1990 Novel
Gods, demons, and others Fiction
Malgudi days Fiction
The grandmother's tale and selected stories
The Abduction of Sita
Emerald Route Travel
Indian Epics Retold
Przewodnik
Khrai lœ̄i khao čha rū
Reluctant guru
El Guia
Dodu
Writerly Life
Tigr dli︠a︡ Malʹgudi
Esperando Al Mahatma
Mahabharata
Salt & sawdust
El Profesor de Ingles
Grateful to life & death
sweet-vendor
Swami y Sus Amigos
horse and two goats
Mysore
A Writer's Nightmare
town called Malgudi
O odigos
story-teller's world
astrologer's day
My dateless diary
Memories of Malgudi
El Licenciado
magic of Malgudi
world of Malgudi
Lawley Road and other stories
Next Sunday
Gods, Demons and Others 1964 Novel
Reluctant Guru 1974 Essay
The Emerald Route 1980 Travel literature
The Ramayana 1973
Malgudi Days 1943 Short story
My Dateless Diary 1960 Autobiography
Next Sunday 1960 Essay
The Mahabharata 1978
A Horse and Two Goats and Other Stories 1970 Short story
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Places R. K. Narayan has lived

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People who influenced R. K. Narayan

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Who is credited for their influence on R. K. Narayan?
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    Graham Greene influenced R. K. Narayan.
  • Q:
    Where was R. K. Narayan born?
  • A:
    R. K. Narayan was born in Chennai.
  • Q:
    What was R. K. Narayan's occupation?
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    R. K. Narayan was an accomplished writer and novelist.
  • Q:
    What religion did R. K. Narayan practice?
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    R. K. Narayan was in the Hinduism denomination.
  • Q:
    Which well known books have been published by writer, R. K. Narayan?
  • A:
    Well known written works include -
    - Swami and Friends
    - The English Teacher
    - The Dark Room
    - The Guide
    - A Tiger for Malgudi
    - The Vendor of Sweets
    - Waiting for the Mahatma
  • Q:
    What was R. K. Narayan's ethnicity?
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    His ethnic heritage was Tamil.
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