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Malgudi Days (Penguin Classics)x$8.65
  (20 reviews)
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Four gems, with new introductions, mark acclaimed Indian writer R. K. Narayan’s centennial
Introducing this collection of stories, R. K. Narayan describes how in India "the writer has only to look out of the window to pick up a character and thereby a story." 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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Incredible stories!
By A1T17LMQABMBN5 on 2004-07-07
Malgudi Days was my introduction to R.K. Narayan and frankly I have been wondering where he's been all my life. These stories are wonderful. They are the kind of stories that will stay with me for several days after reading them. Narayan brings you to a time and a place with each story. His characters are believable, his stories moving, his writing impeccable. Each story is full of humanity. I love this classic author! I really enjoyed this collection and look forward to reading more of his work.
Revisiting the old classic.. Nostalgia makes it sweeter
By AXRKQMGUYQKND on 2004-08-25
I reread Malgudi days after 20 or so years! It was a delight just as it was when I read them the first time. Only this time; being in the US, made the Characters more endearing! Looking through the mist of time the village with all its sounds sights and smells looked prettier than a real one. This is a book for you all ex-pats to curl up on a snowy winter day with a hot cup of tea (even better if someone makes hot Pakoras to go with!) and enjoy.
To the non-Indian friends, may be a hot coffee and some chicken nuggets (or soy nuggets!) and winter days.
To the couple of readers who were disappointed! Well the whole point behind these stories is to capture the life as it flows. The climax is in the journey itself.
India calling
By A3KX6V3QVT5U7B on 2005-11-09
Malgudi Days, a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan happens to be my favourite book. The book is a compilation of different short stories that covers a plethora of emotions. It is the right balance between humour, and a dose of drama to cater to different moods of the reader. What makes this book unique is the simple, yet artistic narrative style, used by the author. The descriptions make the reader see the setting clearly. Add to it the perfect blend of beautiful Malgudi, with its rural charm and eccentric to ordinary characters, the narrative is complete. Most stories deal with normal people and their lives in a mainly middle class milieu in south India. In reality, Malgudi is an imaginary town set in the southern part of the country. But its description can be traced to any real town.
The tales come with sprinkling of gentle irony along with a humour. The endings are rather abrupt, which leave an indelible impression on the mind. The simple narrative that Narayan uses is his typical style. So, if you want to take a trip down south and explore the colours of India, you must indulge in the book and read it to your heart's content.
The stories deal with normal lifestyle of the middle class people in South India. Actually, Malgudi is an imaginary town in the southern part of India but its characteristics match with any real town. The tales come with a gentle irony and witty humour. The endings are rather abrupt and it leaves an impression in your mind. This way you are bound to think of them even after reading. The simple way, in which the book comes, is typical to Narayan.
So, if you want to explore the colours of India, you must indulge in the book and read them to your heart's content
Believe me, the world I left behind is like this
By A36773YRL2U19H on 2004-05-03
Indian village despite its problems of scarcity of drinking water,electricity, poor sanitation, unemployment and lack of health care, holds a charm to all Indians. Mahatma appealed to all Indians to return to villages, Ambedkar asked Dalits to escape them.
More Indians now leave their villages than ever to come to cities.
However, even if they leave their village, its memory remains with them for rest of their life. People call it by different names. Author R K Narayan calls it Malgudi Days!
A delightful book.
amazing stories
By A3L2FECH7JVR5I on 2002-11-22
R. K. Narayan is one of those authors who conveys a lot of expressions with a few words, and that is clearly displayed in Malgudi days. Each short story is unique and each character given space. A good book, to say the least.
- unique style..
By A2O4N3VC4A19DM on 1999-12-31
well,the subject is self explanatory.r.k.narayanan does have a very unique and lovely style of writing,he gets that kind of home-flavour to his books....people can identify with his characters so much and thats some feat for a writer.an altoghether very interesting book and really worth a read.
- Great light reading!!
By AXA5Q8KIAS8HF on 2001-05-07
The short stories in Malgudi Days make great light reading. I carry the book with me when I expect to have a couple of minutes to kill. You get instant pleasure since the stories are short.I love the way Mr. R. K. Narayan paints the picture for you. It is almost like seeing a movie. Also, you never know how the story is going to develop. Sometimes there is no conclusion or ending as such and Mr. Narayan teases you by leaving you wondering. The stories are about simple day-to-day living - no drama, plot, suspense etc. here. But that is what I like about it!
- awesome
By AS6DAKFBL309N on 2001-07-18
Beautifully written. It's hard to find a writer who conveys so much without ever raising his voice!
- Disappointing
By on 1999-08-23
Like A_Vinajay, I too had heard nothing but praise for the author. After reading various stories by this author, I was left extremely disappionted. Granted, his style is unique, but his stories are also unique in that they lack any direction. In essence, A Narayan tells very poor stories, well.
- Short stories...
By A1UH0L2MEIQZ3E on 2001-03-04
This is a wonderful book of short stories that are funny and witty. He wrote them so they are not obviously funny, but in their own way, a secret beauty. For example, take the story about the astrologer where there is all this extra info and it does not seem to go anywhere, but then when you read through it you thoroughly enjoy the story. I do not in any way mean to imply that the extraneous details are boring. When he leads up to the climax, it still is interesting. All I mean is that it may get oh so very slightly confusing. Take another one of his stories; a story about a dog who is trained to be a watchdog. The whole story is ironical, for when a burglar enters the house, the dog only licks him and goes along with the robber away from the owner. His stories are all slightly similar, but yet vastly different. Almost anyone can enjoy this book. Cheers!!!!!!!!!! : ) (An 11-year old reader)
- True to Life But so What?
By A3OUYV2BWQO5TJ on 1999-07-15
I had heard a lot of good things about this book. The book is collection of several short stories by the author. True, the stories are very close to life, settings are very real, but so what? My dissappointment comes from several stories that dont have climax or essence. Maybe I missed it all! After reading first few stories, I could more or less predict the flow of remining stories. However, Mr. Narayanan is highly skillful in chracterization. One can see solid character developments even in two page stories. Mr. Narayanan also beautifully succeeds in bringing the whole setting alive with his simplicty in writing and style. Most of these stories are day-to-day happenings and that makes this book enriching at times.
- Narayan at his best
By on 1997-01-10
Certainly Narayan at his best.
This book was included in my O'Level course of English Literature.
I just could not leave this book.
The stories are as close to life as a writer can bring it.
Even though the stories are of eastern people the characters are universa
- One of the best Indian writers
By A15BC9C6NJT95I on 2006-10-11
This book is a collection of short stories written in very simple language. What really makes the difference is the connection it establishes with the readers. Stories are about simple people and simple issues in life. RNK is one of the best authors I have read. He has his own style of writing.
- Just Excellent!
By on 1999-11-07
The stories were captivating - full of life and vigor! RK Narayan is truly on the best writers India has produced!
- it is one of the best short stories
By on 1999-11-16
i like this book . it is very intersting.the sentence construction is not very bizarre, i would like to hve notes on astrologer day & other stories.narayan is my sir best author ,he is dr.farooq shaikh in pakistan. thankz
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