{"product_id":"the-very-best-of-r-k-narayan-9788129131027","title":"The Very Best of R.K. Narayan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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 andive 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.Catering both to Narayan aficionados and to readers who have not yet been introduced to his work, Timeless Malgudi is as much a showcase of Narayan''s writing as it is a celebration of Malgudi, the town which time does not touch.","brand":"Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51360666091863,"sku":"9788129131027","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9788129131027.jpg?v=1754128160","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-very-best-of-r-k-narayan-9788129131027","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}