- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); New edition edition (Feb 10 1993)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0140185445
- ISBN-13: 978-0140185447
- Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.7 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,981,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
A collection of stories about characters from every walk of Indian life - merchants, beggars, herdsmen, rogues - all of whose lives are microcosms of the human experience.
About the Author
R. K. Narayan (1906–2001), born and educated in India, was the author of fourteen novels, numerous short stories and essays, a memoir, and three retold myths. His work, championed by Graham Greene, who became a close friend, was often compared to that of Dickens, Chekhov, Faulkner, and Flannery O'Connor, among others. October 10, 2006, is the centennial of Narayan's birth.
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Nitya, at six on Friday morning," said his father determinedly, "we leave by bus." Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
great yet simple,
By Vincent_VG@yahoo.com "Vincent" (Indonesia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories (Paperback)
Narayan was a great writer. I like best ths story titled "anamalai", "Breath of Lucifer" and of course "Under the banyan tree" itself. Some of those short stories are so easy to understand, some are so deep, so i have to read it carefully to get the skillfully written rethorics. It's a classics, worth buying and kept for lifetime.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Enchanting like "Malgudi Days",
By A Customer
This review is from: Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories (Paperback)
This book is in the same mold as "Malgudi Days". Some stories ,like the title story & "Dodu" are pure gems. I read and re-read this book and still found them as fresh.The characters ,the situations are so real that one wonders whether the author picked them out of his own experiences.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Enchanting like "Malgudi Days",
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories (Paperback)
This book is in the same mold as "Malgudi Days". Some stories ,like the title story & "Dodu" are pure gems. I read and re-read this book and still found them as fresh.The characters ,the situations are so real that one wonders whether the author picked them out of his own experiences.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Try a Narayan Short Story for Yourself,
By Douglas S. Wood "Vicarious Life" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Modern Classics Under The Banyan Tree (Paperback)
'Under the Banyan Tree', a collection of 28 short stories published late in R.J. Narayan's career in 1985, demonstrates the warmth, humor, and simplicity that made him so beloved. The tales are set in and around fictional Malgudi and include a number of stories featuring the Talkative Man.Narayan's works are sometimes criticized by the literati - but see also a 2001 New York Review of Books essay titled 'The Great Narayan' by Pankaj Mishra. Pick up 'Under the Banyan Tree', read a short story, and make up your own mind. I think you'll be warmly rewarded. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
great yet simple,
By Vincent_VG@yahoo.com "Vincent" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories (Paperback)
Narayan was a great writer. I like best ths story titled "anamalai", "Breath of Lucifer" and of course "Under the banyan tree" itself. Some of those short stories are so easy to understand, some are so deep, so i have to read it carefully to get the skillfully written rethorics. It's a classics, worth buying and kept for lifetime.
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