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Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001), better known as R. K. Narayan, was an Indian writer and novelist known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi.
May 9, 2024 · R.K. Narayan, one of the finest Indian authors of his generation writing in English. He typically portrays the peculiarities of human relationships and the ironies of Indian daily life, in which modern urban existence clashes with ancient tradition.
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May 21, 2018 · R. K. Narayan (born 1906) is one of the best-known of the Indo-English writers. He created the imaginary town of Malgudi, where realistic characters in a typically Indian setting lived amid unpredictable events.
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami also known as R. K. Narayan was a twentieth century Indian author. He is considered the prominent figure among his contemporaries, Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao, who first wrote Indian literature in English.
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May 14, 2001 · R.K. Narayan, the literary chronicler of small-town life in South India and one of the first Indians writing in English to achieve international acclaim, died yesterday in Madras,...
May 13, 2001 · R. K. Narayan is among the best known and most widely read Indian novelists who wrote in English. R.K. Narayan was born in Madras, South India, in 1906, and educated there and at Maharaja's College in Mysore.
R.K. Narayan has 149 books on Goodreads with 211228 ratings. R.K. Narayan’s most popular book is Malgudi Days.
