{"product_id":"the-very-best-of-r-k-narayan-timeless-malgudi-9788129131027","title":"The Very Best Of R .K.Narayan Timeless Malgudi","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): R K Narayanan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver a career spanning seven decades, R.K. Narayan, easily one of the most influential and important writers of India, populated the fictional town of Malgudi with a host of unforgettable characters: Swami and his gang of friends, the Talkative Man, Raju the guide and Sampath the printer, among many others. These characters have carved out a place for themselves in popular imagination and live on, still fresh and endlessly entertaining, many decades after they first appeared. Timeless Malgudi brings together a selection of the best and the most enduring of R.K. Narayan's fiction and nonfiction. The Guide examines, with wit and irony, how a man becomes a godman. The story 'A Horse and Two Goats' describes an attempt at crosscultural communication which goes haywire, with hilarious consequences. The excerpt from My Days, Narayan's autobiography, paints a poignant picture of the author's childhood while the 'Misguided Guide' is a cynical, sharply written chronicle of the making of the film Guide, based on his novel. Also included in this volume are excerpts from the travelogue My Dateless Diary and a brilliant retelling of the Tamil epic Silappadikaram.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rupa Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45675057348759,"sku":"9788129131027","price":293.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788129131027.webp?v=1769295452","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-very-best-of-r-k-narayan-timeless-malgudi-9788129131027","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}