Swami and Friends
Published on 25. July 2012
144 pages
978-0-345-80379-5 (ISBN)
Description
R. K. Narayan (1906-2001) witnessed nearly a century of change in his native India and captured it in fiction of uncommon warmth and vibrancy. Swami and Friends introduces us to Narayan's beloved fictional town of Malgudi, where ten-year-old Swaminathan's excitement about his country's initial stirrings for independence competes with his ardor for cricket and all other things British. Written during British rule, this novel brings colonial India into intimate focus through the narrative gifts of this master of literary realism.
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Person
R. K. Narayan (1906-2001), born and educated in India, was the author of 14 novels, numerous short stories and essays, a memoir, and three retold myths. His work, championed by Graham Greene (who became a close friend), was often compared to that of Dickens, Chekhov, Faulkner, and O'Connor, among others.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- 1 Monday Morning
- 2 Rajam and Mani
- 3 Swami's Grandmother
- 4 'What Is a Tail?'
- 5 'Father's' Room
- 6 A Friend in Need
- 7 A New Arrival
- 8 Before the Examinations
- 9 School Breaks Up
- 10 The Coachman's Son
- 11 In Father's Presence
- 12 Broken Panes
- 13 The 'M.C.C.'
- 14 Granny Shows Her Ignorance
- 15 Before the Match
- 16 Swami Disappears
- 17 The Day of the Match
- 18 The Return
- 19 Parting Present
