Malgudi days

264 pages

English language

Published Nov. 7, 2006 by Penguin Books.

ISBN:
978-0-14-303965-5
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Introducing this collection of stories, R. K. Narayan describes how in India “the writer has only to look out of the window to pick up a character and thereby a story.” Composed of powerful, magical portraits of all kinds of people, and comprising stories written over almost forty years, Malgudi Days presents Narayan’s imaginary city in full color, revealing the essence of India and of human experience. This edition includes an introduction by Pulitzer Prize- winning author Jhumpa Lahiri.

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This was a lovely experience. These stories made me think and were so vivid in my mind. Every character was complex and complicated, I was unsure if I should love or dislike them. I loved how Narayan can create characters and an atmosphere with so few pages. My favorite stories were The Snake-Song, Forty-five a Month, The Axe, A Willing Slave, Leela's Friend, Naga, Cat Within, God and the Cobbler, and Hungry Child.

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Subjects

  • Malgudi (India : Imaginary place) -- Fiction.
  • City and town life -- Fiction.
  • India -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.