--- product_id: 148664023 title: "The Very Best of R.K. Narayan [Jan 31, 2014] R.K. Narayan" price: "151.67 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/148664023-the-very-best-of-r-k-narayan-jan-31-2014 store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Very Best of R.K. Narayan [Jan 31, 2014] R.K. Narayan **Price:** 151.67 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Very Best of R.K. Narayan [Jan 31, 2014] R.K. Narayan - **How much does it cost?** 151.67 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/148664023-the-very-best-of-r-k-narayan-jan-31-2014) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Over 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 and live 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 Review: Very Good. R - Timeless classics never age. Very Good. R. K. Narayan at his best as always. Review: For a light read, I... - ... must confess I took much longer to complete this book. Probably I went to the end of the book because I took a pledge that I will not leave a book incomplete. Probably because of the understanding that all stories would be on Swamy and when I realised there was only one story of Swamy and the rest were different may have added to my disappointment. Further, I could not place R K Narayan bringing in sensual aspects into his stories - talkative man was too long and was extremely painful; similarly, the guide - for all the fame because of the movie - I was disappointed. A bit of contrived humour did not help either. Having said that “an astrologer’s day” and “a horse and two goats” were beautiful reads apart from the story of our very own Swamy... ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #485,652 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #353,641 in Literature & Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 347 Reviews | ## Images ![The Very Best of R.K. Narayan [Jan 31, 2014] R.K. Narayan - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71xMTSXmu0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very Good. R *by B***I on December 18, 2016* Timeless classics never age. Very Good. R. K. Narayan at his best as always. ### ⭐⭐⭐ For a light read, I... *by S***I on January 3, 2021* ... must confess I took much longer to complete this book. Probably I went to the end of the book because I took a pledge that I will not leave a book incomplete. Probably because of the understanding that all stories would be on Swamy and when I realised there was only one story of Swamy and the rest were different may have added to my disappointment. Further, I could not place R K Narayan bringing in sensual aspects into his stories - talkative man was too long and was extremely painful; similarly, the guide - for all the fame because of the movie - I was disappointed. A bit of contrived humour did not help either. Having said that “an astrologer’s day” and “a horse and two goats” were beautiful reads apart from the story of our very own Swamy... ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really timeless.. *by A***R on September 27, 2020* Selection of write ups is very good. All the contents are interesting and engrossing. Apart from 'The Guide' i liked the story of 'Talkative Man' very much. The contents are really timeless. 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