The World of Malgudi

Author: R K NarayanEditor: S KrishnanPublisher: PenguinYear: 2000Language: EnglishPages: 600ISBN/UPC (if available): 0140297340 DescriptionAvailable for the first time in a collectors' edition, this volume brings together four of Narayan's most memorable novels set in Malgudi. In a writing career spanning over half a century, R K Narayan created the imagined landscape of a town called Malgudi, located somewhere in South India. Malgudi is a town just like any other, its inhabitants like old familiars one might meet round the corner of any ordinary street. With deft strokes of his pen, Narayan is able to flesh out characters and situations that entertain us on the first reading and linger in our memory for years afterwards.‘The World of Malgudi’ brings together four of Narayan’s most memorable novels set in Malgudi. In Mr. Sampath, we are told of the collaborative efforts of Srinivas, the editor, and Nr Sampath, the printer, who work together on a local weekly. We next meet Margayya