Topic started by GV (@ hse-london-ppp244335.sympatico.ca) on Sat May 12 23:41:09 .
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R(asipuram) K(rishnaswamy) Narayan has passed away, long live his stories and fame. He was one of the greatest story tellers of the world. The (imaginary) village of Malgudi became a landmark all around the world. R.K. Narayan was short listed for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times, but he never made it all the way (so far). One of the jokes in the literary circles was that the Nobel Committee and the western readers ignored his books because of the misleading titles. Many people apparently thought that they were self-help books on various subjects ( The English Teacher, The Painter of Signs, etc)!!
Let us hope that he wins this well deserved award this year. Better late than never.

Please share your thoughts, opinions and comments about this great Indian.

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• From: from zatang.com (@ user-vcaupa3.dsl.mindspring.com) on: Thu May 16 12:40:58
  
  Famousworks of R.K.Narayan.
  Though he is in the Holy abode of Heaven, we will always keep him in our hearts.
  
  1935: Swami and His Friends
  1937: Bachelor of Arts
  1938: The Dark Room
  1945: The English Teacher
  1947: An Astrologer's Day, and other stories
  1949: Mr. Sampath - The Printer of Malgudi
  1952: The Financial Expert
  1955: Waiting for the Mahatma
  1958: The Guide
  1961: The Man-Eater of Malgudi
  1964: My Dateless Diary: An American Journey
  1967: The Vendor of Sweets
  1970: A Horse and two Goats, stories
  1972: The Ramayana; a shortened modern prose version
  1974: My Days
  1974: Reluctant Guru
  1976: The Painter of Signs
  1978: The Mahabharata: a shortened modern prose version
  1980: The Emerald Route
  1982: Malgudi Days
  1983: A Tiger for Malgudi
  1985: Under the Banyan Tree and other stories
  1986: Talkative Man
  1988: A Writer's Nightmare : selected essays
  1989: A Story-Teller's World: Stories, Essays, Sketches
  1990: The World of Nagaraj
  1992: Malgudi Landscapes: the best of R.K. Narayan
  1993: The Grandmother's Tale: three novels
  1993: Salt & Sawdust : stories and table talk
  
  
• From: Morine Mickormick (@ slip-32-101-248-166.ks.us.prserv.net) on: Sat May 18 17:44:41
  
  I like R.K. Narayan's Like the Sun. It is, what seems to me to be what would realy happen in that sort of situation! Granted people should still tell the truth!
  
  
• From: GV (@ ) on: Fri Jul 26 22:19:46
  
  http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/05/20/stories/2002052001210200.htm
  
  
• From: Sujit Das (@ 164.100.216.84) on: Thu Sep 12 07:09:57
  
  I like R K Narayan's Malgudi Day's most.It seems
  that we have to go back to days of 'Malgudi' to
  revire our humanity and enlighten our heart with
  love and care for all.
  
  
• From: suvani pathirana (@ ) on: Fri Apr 11 04:36:48
  
  I want details of birth, death, schooling, qualifications, prizes, personal life, time book english teacher was written
  
  
• From: Rajaraja czholan (@ 61.1.204.219) on: Tue Apr 15 00:41:42 EDT 2003
  
  Yeah, a great writer and a marvelous story teller
  please check out his novel "the guide"..its very original and dont go by the stupid hindi movie ,read the novel...
  
  
• From: Ahsan Sultan Ahmed. (@ ) on: Fri Dec 12 02:22:36
  
  
  I am a great lover of R.K Narayan's writing and specially of the feature MALGUDI DAYS.But as Iam from Karahi,Pakistan it is very hard to find books on this great auther.I wil be very glad indeed if any body could please send me R.K Narayan's collection I am willing to pay or could tell me where i could find Narayan's books from my country.
  
  
• From: Ahsan Sultan Ahmed. (@ ) on: Fri Dec 12 02:22:55
  
  
  I am a great lover of R.K Narayan's writing and specially of the feature MALGUDI DAYS.But as Iam from Karahi,Pakistan it is very hard to find books on this great auther.I wil be very glad indeed if any body could please send me R.K Narayan's collection I am willing to pay or could tell me where i could find Narayan's books from my country.
  
  
• From: evano_oruvan (@ 203.199.216.43) on: Fri Dec 12 02:34:03 EST 2003
  
  Ahsan,
  
  U can visit either of these two online shops. They don't have a wide collection, but I think u'll have enough 2 start with RKN.
  
  http://www.gobookshopping.com/
  
  http://shopping.rediff.com/shopping/books/index.html
  
  
  
• From: Mihir Semwal (@ ) on: Wed Jun 16 03:22:37
  
  Unfortunately I haven't read any of the books written by Mr Narayan ,but I have seen the entire Malgudi Days on television .It was a great programme esp. the episodes on Swami and his friends , The vendor of sweets and all the episodes in which a man called Shaishadri tells stories about the wierd experiences he had in his life .I wish I could buy some of his great stories but I am unable to find them .I live in New Delhi near Connaught Place .
  
  Can you please tell me about the place where the books will be available.Pleaseeeee.
  
  
• From: Mihir Semwal (@ 203.94.195.165) on: Wed Jun 16 03:23:54 EDT 2004
  
  Unfortunately I haven't read any of the books written by Mr Narayan ,but I have seen the entire Malgudi Days on television .It was a great programme esp. the episodes on Swami and his friends , The vendor of sweets and all the episodes in which a man called Shaishadri tells stories about the wierd experiences he had in his life .I wish I could buy some of his great stories but I am unable to find them .I live in New Delhi near Connaught Place .
  
  Can you please tell me about the place where the books will be available.Pleaseeeee.
  
  
• From: anand (@ 210.18.90.1.sify.net) on: Wed Jul 14 08:52:18 EDT 2004
  
  His novels are avaiable at all higginbothams book stalls.
  
  
• From: L.O.R (@ host52.hostcentric.com) on: Thu Aug 5 05:41:47 EDT 2004
  
  Available in platforms too!! :-))
  
  
• From: Hemanth (@ rev013.axalto.com) on: Tue Aug 10 01:27:37 EDT 2004
  
  This man RK is all time great story teller, hat off to Shankar Nag who atleast could make some tele serials and enlighten many across the world why RK such great story teller.
  
  Sadthing is we don't have both this greats with us today.
  
  
• From: N.V.s (@ ) on: Wed Oct 6 02:08:33
  
  I wish Kamalhasan could attempt on picturising Mr.Sampath The printer of Malgudi to revive our dying tamil film industry,out of story famine.
  
  
• From: N.V.s (@ 202.91.72.250) on: Wed Oct 6 02:10:11 EDT 2004
  
  I wish Kamalhasan could attempt on picturising Mr.Sampath The printer of Malgudi to revive our dying tamil film industry,out of story famine.
  
  
• From: twinkle (@ cvg-27-171-82.cinci.rr.com) on: Wed Oct 6 23:03:07 EDT 2004
  
  hey can u tell where can i see malgudi days online?it reminds me of my childhood if someone knows plzz let me know.
  
  
• From: b.k.gaur (@ 210.212.89.4) on: Thu Oct 7 01:08:09 EDT 2004
  
  Mihir Semwal,
  You can go to Bookworm in C.P.phone 3322260,3311140. If you can afford to go to Ansari Road, Daryaganj,you will find Atlantic publisher 4215/1, phone 3273880,3285873,Dk. pulisher, creative books and numerous others.i hope you will find book of your choice on R.K.Narayan
  
  
• From: arin (@ c-67-169-37-219.client.comcast.net) on: Wed Nov 17 22:14:42
  
  yo, u kno where i can get some literary criticism of Narayan's work? i need it for school.
  
  
• From: b.k.gaur (@ 210.212.89.4) on: Thu Nov 18 06:02:31 EST 2004
  
  arin,
  schools normally teach literature in a different way than it is taught to the postgraduate students,however you can get material on net also,postgraduate level critism is available from Atlantic books and publishers ,Ceative books,D.K.Publishers,all are staioned at Ansari Road n.Delhi.
  
  
• From: fghfgh (@ wnpgmb02dc1-177-113.dynamic.mts.net) on: Sat Nov 20 18:08:51 EST 2004
  
  hello all,
  im rk narayan's great grandson.my name is mohan sundaram.i live in washington.i met gretgrandpa twice in india.he told me lots of stories.ok bye mohan
  
  
• From: fghfgh (@ wnpgmb02dc1-177-113.dynamic.mts.net) on: Sat Nov 20 18:08:58 EST 2004
  
  hello all,
  im rk narayan's great grandson.my name is mohan sundaram.i live in washington.i met gretgrandpa twice in india.he told me lots of stories.ok bye mohan
  
  
• From: fghfgh (@ wnpgmb02dc1-177-113.dynamic.mts.net) on: Sat Nov 20 18:09:04 EST 2004
  
  hello all,
  im rk narayan's great grandson.my name is mohan sundaram.i live in washington.i met gretgrandpa twice in india.he told me lots of stories.ok bye mohan
  
  
• From: jaya (@ 60.48.91.149) on: Wed Dec 1 23:02:35 EST 2004
  
  i read the "The dark room" in one day - the first time i finished a book in a day.simply cudn't put it down.am watching the serial (in tamil) on vaanavail(malaysian).how impressed how well the actors have captured their roles.there are some minor chgs here and there but the main storyline has been maintained.
  
  the latest book that i read is "The grandmother's tales" published in 93.have there been any books after that?
  
  
• From: arin (@ c-67-161-70-135.client.comcast.net) on: Mon Dec 27 18:40:48 EST 2004
  
  b.k.gaur , thanx for the help
  
  

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