Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001), commonly known as R. K. Narayan, was an Indian writer known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. Narayan's mentor and friend Graham Greene was instrumental in getting publishers for Narayan's first four books including the semi-autobiographical trilogy of Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher. The fictional town of Malgudi was first introduced in Swami and Friends. The Financial Expert was hailed as one of the most original works of 1951 and Sahitya Academy Award winner The Guide was adapted for the film (winning a Filmfare Award for Best Film) and for Broadway. Narayan highlights the social context and everyday life of his characters. He has been compared to William Faulkner who created a similar fictional town and likewise explored with humor and compassion the energy of ordinary life. Narayan's short stories have been compared with those of Guy de Maupassant because of his ability to compress a narrative. In a career that spanned over sixty years Narayan received many …
R.K. Narayan
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आर कृष्णस्वामी नारायण, ਆਰ ਕੇ ਨਰਾਇਣ, Razipurams Krišnasvami Narajans, and 48 others
ಆರ್.ಕೆ.ನಾರಾಯಣ್, Разипурам Кришнасвами Нарайан, R. K. Naraĭan, Rasipuram Krishnaswami Ayyer Narayanaswami, Разипурама Кришнасвами Нарайан, R. K. Nārāyaṇa, Ār. Kē Nārāyaṇ, ر.ک. نارایان, ר.ק נאראיאן, R. K. Narayan, ആർ.കെ. നാരായൺ, Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanswami, Нарайан Разипурам Кришнасвами, R. K. Naraân, Narayan, ආර්.කේ. නාරායන්, आर.के.नारायण, Rasipuram Krishnaswami Ayyar Narayanaswami, Р. К. Нараян, Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayana Swami, Разипурам Кришнасвами Нараян, Р. К Нарайан, आर के नारायणन्, ר. ק נראיאן, Razipuram Krishnasvami Naraīan, R.K. Narajan, Нарайан, Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanswami, Нараян, R. K. Narayana, ଆର. କେ. ନାରାୟଣ, R. K. Narayanaswami, Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan, ר. ק נרין, An Astrologer's Day, R. K. Naraīan, Razipuram Krishnasvami Naraĭan, R. K ナラヤン, Rasipuram Krishnaswamier Narayansawami, Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan, R.K Narayan, Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayanswami, ראסיפוראם קרישנה נאראיאן, ஆர். கே. நாராயண், ఆర్.కే. నారాయణ్, આર. કે. નારાયણ, Rasipuram Krishnaswamier Narayanaswami, R. K. Naryan - Born:
- Oct. 9, 1906
- Died:
- May 12, 2001
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Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001), commonly known as R. K. Narayan, was an Indian writer known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. Narayan's mentor and friend Graham Greene was instrumental in getting publishers for Narayan's first four books including the semi-autobiographical trilogy of Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher. The fictional town of Malgudi was first introduced in Swami and Friends. The Financial Expert was hailed as one of the most original works of 1951 and Sahitya Academy Award winner The Guide was adapted for the film (winning a Filmfare Award for Best Film) and for Broadway. Narayan highlights the social context and everyday life of his characters. He has been compared to William Faulkner who created a similar fictional town and likewise explored with humor and compassion the energy of ordinary life. Narayan's short stories have been compared with those of Guy de Maupassant because of his ability to compress a narrative. In a career that spanned over sixty years Narayan received many awards and honors including the AC Benson Medal from the Royal Society of Literature, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan, India's second and third highest civilian awards, and in 1994 the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest honor of India's national academy of letters. He was also nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.
