Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami, an Indian writer, better known as the of ‘Malgudi Days’ - R.K.Narayan, was one of the leading Indian writers who put India on the world map. His works of fiction started very early in 1935, with ‘Swami & Friends’. ‘The Bachelor of Arts’, ‘The English Teacher’ and ‘Dark Room’ followed in quick succession, and he gained a foothold in the world literary circle through his friend and mentor Graham Greene.
R.K.Narayan, through his literary works shared a platform with s like Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. However, the simplicity of his writing made him the country’s greatest English language novelist of all times. Most of the ’s stories were woven around the small fictional town of Malgudi in Tamil Nadu. The town introduced by him in his semi-autobiography “Swami and Friends”, stayed on through most of his short stories. His collection of writings is a feast for the book lover. Even the generation next can easily buy R.K.Narayan’s books online and satisfy ones reading passion.
Through his short stories, the has made his creations bring out the humour in ordinary life while compressing the narrative aspects. Though his works have been criticized for being plain in language and diction, R.K Narayan has received many accolades including India’s second-highest civilian award- the ‘Padma Vibhushan’, and the ‘AC Benson Medal’ from the Royal Society of Literature. In between his writing pursuits, Narayan also initiated a publishing company- Indian Thought Publications that active till this day.
His literary works, which are available for online book shopping, include the best sellers from his entire collection with cash on delivery options. R.K. Narayan’s works showcase that irrespective of gaining recognition as a novelist, his forte included short stories, travelogues, essays, memoirs and mythology. R. K. Narayan books can be listed under different genres as:
Novels: Besides the first four, novels which shot him to fame, others included ‘Mr. Sampath-The Printer of Malgudi’, ‘The Financial Expert’, ‘The Vendor of Sweets’, ‘The Painter of Signs’, ‘A Tiger for Malgudi’, ‘Talkative Man’, ‘The World Of Nagaraj’
Mythological stories : ‘Gods, Demons and Others’, ‘The Ramayana’, ‘The Mahabharata’
Non-fiction : ‘Next Sunday’, ‘Reluctant Guru’, ‘A Writer's Nightmare’, ‘My Dateless Diary’, ‘The Emerald Route’ and ‘My Days’
Stories: ‘A Horse and Two Goats’, ‘An Astrologer's Days and Other Stories’, ‘Lawley Road’, ‘Malgudi Days’, ‘Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories’,
The Grandmother's Tale’
Through the busy years, R.K.Narayan with a writing style that was simple and modest and an element of humour has focused on the lifestyle of ordinary people. However, with his stories that were not more than ten pages long, R.K.Narayan achieved to provide the reader a complete insight into his character’s life without any struggle.
