Malgudi Days
by R K Narayan
Buy on AmazonIntroducing 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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"Ah! That is your loss! You have been half asleep half your life! When I was in India the Indian Times correspondent told me not to bother with all the sacred cows of Indian literature, and we all know who she meant by those, but to read Narayan. He is a genius. I only discovered him last year and I have now read everything he has ever written. So you can discover him this year! He’s not known over here. Well, only by the intellectuals. But he is sheer magic. If you mention his name in India people stand up and cheer. They are tales of Indian life, of Indian people and these short stories are his masterpiece. I always recommend short stories when people ask me to recommend a writer. I say: “Look at the short stories and then you can decide whether you like the author enough to read the novels.” It’s a good introduction to an author. Get the weekly Five Books newsletter"
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