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by Michael Gorra (Foreword), R Narayan (Author) "Punctually at midday he opened his bag and spread out his professional equipment, which consisted of a dozen cowrie shells, a square piece of cloth..." (more)
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India's great novelist presents "a gallery of colorful characters" in this collection of short stories set in the mythical village of Malgudi. LJ's reviewer found the tales "compelling miniature gems" (LJ 4/1/82).
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.


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Introducing 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'. "Malgudi Days" is the marvellous result. Here, Narayan portrays an astrologer, a snake-charmer, a postman, a vendor of pies and chappatis - all kinds of people, drawn in full colour and endearing domestic detail. And under his magician's touch the whole imaginary city of Malgudi springs to life, revealing the essence of India and of human experience.
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5.0 out of 5 stars awesome, Jul 17 2001
By Sukumar A. Srinivasan "jasmineheights" (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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Beautifully written. It's hard to find a writer who conveys so much without ever raising his voice!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great light reading!!, May 7 2001
By "serveall" (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Malgudi Days (Hardcover)
The short stories in Malgudi Days make great light reading. I carry the book with me when I expect to have a couple of minutes to kill. You get instant pleasure since the stories are short.

I love the way Mr. R. K. Narayan paints the picture for you. It is almost like seeing a movie. Also, you never know how the story is going to develop. Sometimes there is no conclusion or ending as such and Mr. Narayan teases you by leaving you wondering. The stories are about simple day-to-day living - no drama, plot, suspense etc. here. But that is what I like about it!

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5.0 out of 5 stars unique style.., Dec 30 1999
well,the subject is self explanatory.r.k.narayanan does have a very unique and lovely style of writing,he gets that kind of home-flavour to his books....people can identify with his characters so much and thats some feat for a writer.an altoghether very interesting book and really worth a read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars it is one of the best short stories
i like this book . it is very intersting.the sentence construction is not very bizarre, i would like to hve notes on astrologer day & other stories. Read more
Published on Nov 16 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Excellent!
The stories were captivating - full of life and vigor! RK Narayan is truly on the best writers India has produced!
Published on Nov 7 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Like A_Vinajay, I too had heard nothing but praise for the author. After reading various stories by this author, I was left extremely disappionted. Read more
Published on Aug 23 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars True to Life But so What?
I had heard a lot of good things about this book. The book is collection of several short stories by the author. Read more
Published on Jul 15 1999 by a_vinayak@yahoo.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic!
A very funny read. I was first introduced to Mr. Narayan's books by my uncle. I must have read Malgudi Days and Tiger of Malgudi several times over the years and still find them... Read more
Published on Jul 11 1997

4.0 out of 5 stars Narayan at his best
Certainly Narayan at his best. This book was included in my O'Level course of English Literature. I just could not leave this book. Read more
Published on Jan 10 1997

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