R K Narayan Omnibus Volume 1 by R K Narayan
The title character in The English Teacher, Narayan's most autobiographical novel, searches for meaning when the death of his young wife deprives him of his greatest source of happiness.
Narayan wakes in me a spring of gratitude, for he has offered me a second homeWithout him I could never have known what it is like to be Indian. * Graham Greene *
Narayan's humour and compassion come from a deep universal well, with the result that he has transformed his imaginary township of Malgudi into a bubbling parish of the world. * The Observer *
An idyll as delicious as anything I have met in modern literature for a long time. The atmosphere and texture of happiness, and, above all, its elusiveness, have seldom been so perfectly transcribed. * Elizabeth Bowen *
Narayan's humour and compassion come from a deep universal well, with the result that he has transformed his imaginary township of Malgudi into a bubbling parish of the world. * The Observer *
An idyll as delicious as anything I have met in modern literature for a long time. The atmosphere and texture of happiness, and, above all, its elusiveness, have seldom been so perfectly transcribed. * Elizabeth Bowen *
R K Narayan's writing spans the greatest period of change in modern Indian history, from the days of the Raj - Swami and Friends (1935), The Bachelor of Arts (1937) and The English Teacher (1945) - to recent years of political unrest - The Painter of Signs (1976), A Tiger for Malgudi (1983), and Talkative Man (1987). He has published numerous collections of short stories, including Malgudi Days (1982), and Under the Banyan Tree (1985), and several works of non-fiction.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781857152937 |
| ISBN 10 | 185715293X |
| Title | R K Narayan Omnibus Volume 1 |
| Author | R K Narayan |
| Series | Everymans Library Contemporary Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Everyman |
| Year published | 2006-03-02 |
| Number of pages | 648 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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