biography
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Narayan, R(asipuram) K(rishnaswami)
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pronunciation:
[nariyan]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1906–2001)
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| biography:
| Novelist and short-story writer, born in Chennai (formerly Madras), SE India. He studied there and at Maharaja's College in Mysore. His first novel, Swami and Friends (1935), and its successors, including Mr Sampath (1949), The Vendor of Sweets (1967), and A Tiger for Malgudi (1983) are set in the enchanting fictional territory of ‘Malgudi’. His novel The Guide (1958) won him the National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy. He also published stories, travel books, books for children, and essays. One of the most highly acclaimed Indian novelists of his generation, his publication in Britain was brought about by Graham Greene. Later works include the novels Talkative Man (1986), The World of Nagaraj (1990), and The Grandmother's Tale (1993). His autobiography, My Days, was published in 1975. |
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