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1	The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic more books like this by R K Narayan, Pankaj Mishra (Introduction by) add to wishlist A modern retelling of the ancient Indian epic. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Guide more books like this by R K Narayan add to wishlist Raju was once India's most corrupt tourist guide--but now, when is released from prison, a peasant mistakes Raju for a holy man. Gradually, he begins to play the part with a degree of sincerity, and begins a fast to bring much-needed rain to his village. THE GUIDE, considered one of Narayan's best novels, exemplifies the search for identity that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Malgudi days more books like this by R Narayan add to wishlist This is a collection of stories set in Narayan's recurring imaginary city of Malgudi. The stories feature an astrologer, a snake charmer, a letter carrier, a pie vendor and other seemingly ordinary people. The stories are republished from two previous collections, "An Astrologer's Day" and "Lawley Road", with the exception of eight new stories. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $4.98! \| first editions
4	The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic more books like this by R K Narayan add to wishlist Growing from an oral tradition of ballads based on historic events in India, the "Mahabharata" was passed down and extended through the centuries, becoming the longest written poem. In this text, R.K. Narayan provides a rendition in an abbreviated retelling of this epic. see all copies from $4.89! new only from $10.77! \| first editions
5	The Vendor of Sweets more books like this by R K Narayan add to wishlist While the colourful sweetmeats are frying in the kitchen, Jagan immerses himself in his copy of the Bhagavad Gita. A widower of firm Gandhian principles, Jagan nonetheless harbours a warm and embarrassed affection for his wastrel son Mali. Yet even Jagan's patience begins to fray when Mali descends on the sleepy city of Malgudi full of modern ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $12.43! \| first editions
6	The Painter of Signs more books like this by R K Narayan add to wishlist An Indian bachelor, who believes idealistically in his independence and happiness, finds himself not merely in love with one of his clients in his signboard painting business, but also questioning his traditional values and mores because he has fallen for a woman who is on a crusade for national birth control. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.35! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Man-Eater of Malgudi more books like this by R. K. Narayan add to wishlist Nataraj's tranquil life is disturbed when Vasu the taxidermist rents space above his printing shop. His grotesque animals, stuffed hyenas and pythons, and his weakness for dancing women whom he brings in by using the printer's private stairs, are all too much to bear. Sometime after Vasu threatens the life of a temple elephant that Nataraj has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.74! \| first editions
8	Gods, Demons & Others more books like this by R K Narayan add to wishlist First published in 1965, this book retells myths and legends from Indian epics such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana as they might be recounted by the village storyteller. The illustrations by the author's brother are based on frieze carvings and sculptures found in the ancient temples of India. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $6.65! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Swami and Friends, the Bachelor of Arts, the Dark Room, the English Teacher more books like this by R K Narayan, Alexander McCall Smith (Introduction by) add to wishlist (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) R. K. Narayan (1906--2001) witnessed nearly a century of change in his native India and captured it in fiction of uncommon warmth and vibrancy. The four novels collected here, all written during British rule, bring colonial India into intimate focus through the narrative gifts of this master of literary realism. ... see all copies from $10.85! new only from $16.12! \| SVS
10	A Tiger for Malgudi more books like this by R K Narayan add to wishlist A venerable tiger looks back over his life from cubhood and early days roaming wild in the jungle. Trapped into a miserable circus career he is then sold into films (co-starring with a Tarzan) until, finding the human world too brutish and bewildering, he makes a dramatic bid for freedom. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Under the banyan tree and other stories more books like this by R K Narayan add to wishlist 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. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.43! \| first editions
12 view cover	The English teacher more books like this by R K Narayan add to wishlist While Krishna teaches at the Albert Mission College, his wife and daughter are forced to live some distance away with parents-in-law, until a move to a rented house permits the couple a short-lived breathing space. A novel by the recipient of the A.C.Benson Medal by the Royal Society of Literature. see all copies from $4.87! new only from $9.57! \| first editions
13	Ramayana more books like this by R K Narayan add to wishlist A modern retelling of the ancient Indian epic. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.62! \| first editions
14 view cover	The financial expert more books like this by R. K. Narayan add to wishlist In The Financial Expert, R. K. Narayan once again transports readers to the southern Indian town of Malgudi. This story centers around the life and pursuits of Margayya, a man of many hopes but few resources, who spends his time under the banyan tree offering expert financial advice to those willing to pay for his knowledge. Margayya's rags-to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	My Days more books like this by R K Narayan add to wishlist Narayan's wry sense of humor, coupled with compassion for his fellow creatures, is as evident in this entertaining memoir as in his fiction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.94! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Talkative man more books like this by R K Narayan add to wishlist Bizarre happenings at Malgudi are heralded by the arrival of a stranger on the Delhi train who takes up residence in the station waiting-room and, to the dismay of the station master, will not leave. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.83! \| first editions
17	My Dateless Diary: 2an American Journey more books like this by R K Narayan add to wishlist Narayan kept this journal during his travels in America--a series of encounters with modern cosmopolitanism that made him fear and distrust the world outside his Indian home base. Despite this attitude, however, he writes with insight and humor about what he observed in the West. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.76!
18 view cover	The Abduction of Sita more books like this by R K Narayan add to wishlist A hero must save the woman he loves. Ravana, the Supreme Lord, has enslaved all the gods. Although he now rules the world, he cannot resist a beautiful woman. When he catches a glimpse of the princess Sita, he falls under her spell and steals her away. Her beloved husband, Rama, will do anything to get her back. With the help of the brave monkey ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
19 view cover	The Mahabharata more books like this by R. K. Narayan add to wishlist Growing from an oral tradition of ballads based on historic events in India, the Mahabharata was passed down and extended through the centuries, becoming the longest poem ever written. R. K. Narayan provides a superb rendition in an abbreviated and elegant retelling of this great epic. see all copies from $2.17! new only from $4.76! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	My Days: A Memoir more books like this by R. K. Narayan add to wishlist "My Days" is the only memoir from R.K. Narayan. In the wryly funny style that has made him famous, he shares his life story, beginning in his grandfather's garden in Madras with a ferocious pet peacock. As a young boy with no interest in school he trains grasshoppers and scouts and then, against the advice of all, especially his commanding ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $9.47!
21 view cover	Mr. Sampath--The Printer of Malgudi, the Financial Expert, Waiting for the Mahatma more books like this by R K Narayan, Alexander McCall Smith (Introduction by) add to wishlist (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) In the novels of R. K. Narayan (1906-2001), the forefather of modern Indian fiction, human-scale hopes and epiphanies express the promise of a nation as it awakens to its place in the world. The three novels brought together in this volume, all written after India's independence, are masterpieces of social comedy, ... see all copies from $4.40! new only from $14.92! \| SVS
22 view cover	A Writer's Nightmare: 2selected Essays (1958-1988) more books like this by R K Narayan add to wishlist see all copies from $2.51! new only from $13.76!
23 view cover	Tales from Malgudi more books like this by R. K. Narayan add to wishlist A book comprising stories from "Malgudi Days" and "Under the Banyan Tree." These stories include "An Astrologer's Day", "House Opposite", "Lawley Road", "The Watchman", "The Martyr's Corner", "A Career", "Selvi", "Like the Sun", "Emden" and "The Evening Gift". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.35! \| first editions \| SVS
24	Memories of Malgudi more books like this by R. K. Narayan, S. Krishnan add to wishlist see all copies from $16.38! new only from $16.38! \| SVS
25 view cover	A Malgudi Omnibus more books like this by R K Narayan add to wishlist Three of Narayan's novels ("Swami and Friends", "The Bachelor of Arts" and "The English Teacher") featuring the imaginary Indian town of Malgudi, which he has used for 60 years as the setting for his stories. They provide an introduction to a universal world of humour, sadness, wisdom and joy. see all copies from $5.55! new only from $20.73! \| SVS

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