Four gems, with new introductions, mark acclaimed Indian writer R.
Benson Medal by the Royal Society of Literature and in 1981 he was made an Honourary Member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters..
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In 1980 he was awarded the A.
His 1958 novel The Guide won him the National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy, his country\'s highest literary honour.
He is best-known for his vivid fictional recreation of urban India in the Malgudi series of novels.
Narayan (1906-2001) was born in Madras, South India.
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About the Author: R.
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Narayan describes how in India "the writer has only to look out of the window to pick up a character and thereby a story." Composed of powerful, magical portraits of all kinds of people, and comprising stories written over almost forty years, Malgudi Days presents Narayan\'s imaginary city in full color, revealing the essence of India and of human experience.
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Narayan\'s centennial Introducing this collection of stories, R.
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Four gems, with new introductions, mark acclaimed Indian writer R
