Author: R K Narayan
Publisher: Penguin/Viking
Year: 1999
Language: English
Pages: 642
ISBN/UPC (if available): 0670889512
Description
This collection encapsulating some of the most memorable fiction and the very best of Narayan's remarkable output, is a fitting tribute to one of the greatest living writers in the English language.
In a writing career spanning seven decades, he has enthralled and entertained generations of readers with his deftly etched characters, his uniquely stylized language and his wry sense of humor. A storyteller par excellence, Narayan's greatest achievement perhaps lies in creating and peopling the imagined landscapes of a town called Malgudi, located somewhere in south India, which has come alive in story after story in such a way that is has now become a part of modern Indian folklore.
This collection brings between two covers some of the most memorable fiction that has emerged from Narayan's pen. It contains The man-eater of Malgudi, arguably the greatest novel Narayan has ever written, which tells the story of Natraj, owner of a small printing press, and his house guest Vasu. There is also Talkative Man, a novella that starts off with the arrival on the Delhi train of a stranger in a blue suit who takes up residence in the station waiting-room and refuses to budge. Also included here are some of the most popular and striking short stories Narayan has written.
Contents
Introduction
The man-Eater of Malgudi
Talkative Man
Short Stories
An Astrologer's Day
Lawley Road
A Night of Cyclone
Selvi
Nitya
The Roman Image
A Horse and Two Goats
A Breath of Lucifer
Uncle
Annamalai
Salt and sawdust
The Edge
The Mute Companions
Naga
Seventh House
Under The Banyan Tree