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'''Malgudi Days''' is a huge collection of [[Short story|short stories]] by [[R. K. Narayan]] published in 1943 by [[Indian Thought Publications]]
'''Malgudi Days''' is a collection of [[Short story|short stories]] by [[R. K. Narayan]] published in 1943 by [[Indian Thought Publications]].


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The book was republished outside India in 1982.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/projo/access/604934571.html?dids=604934571:604934571&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+01%2C+1985&author=PEDRO+BEADE+Special+to+the+Journal-Bulletin&pub=The+Providence+Journal&desc=Ambiguities+on+parade+In+R.+K.+Narayan%27s+stories%2C+people+can+be+animals+and+vice+versa&pqatl=google|title=Ambiguities on parade In R. K. Narayan's stories, people can be animals and vice versa
The chapters are as follows:
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|date=September 1, 1985|publisher=[[Providence Journal]]|accessdate=2009-08-30 | first=Pedro | last=Beade}}</ref> The book includes 19 stories, all set in the fictional town of [[Malgudi]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Magill|first=Frank Northen |title=Critical survey of short fiction|publisher=Salem Press|date=1987|pages=224–226|isbn=9780893562182|oclc=16225069}}</ref> located in South India. Each of the stories portrays a facet of life in Malgudi.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bluerectangle.com/book_reviews/view_one_review/2194 |title= ''Malgudi Days'' (review) |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2010-06-21}}</ref> [[The New York Times]] described the virtue of the book as "everyone in the book seems to have a capacity for responding to the quality of his particular hour. It's an art we need to study and revive."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/20/books/books-of-the-times-the-art-of-teeming.html?&pagewanted=2|title=Books of The Times - The Art of Teeming; Malgudi Days|date=February 20, 1982|publisher=[[NY Times]]|accessdate=2009-08-30 | first=Anatole | last=Broyard}}</ref>
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An Astrologer's Day : A short story in which an astrologer meets his rival which he thought was long dead.


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In 1986, a few of the stories in the book were included in the [[Malgudi Days]] television series and, directed by actor and director, [[Shankar Nag]].
The Missing Mail: A story about Thannappa, a postman who doesn't deliver a letter because of celebrations in a house.


==Chapters==
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The Doctor's Word: A story about Dr Raman, a doctor who believed in "good words can save lives". He says a lie to his friend about his weak condition.


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*''An Astrologer's Day : A short story in which an astrologer meets his rival which he thought was long dead.''
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The Blind Dog: A story about a blind beggar who catches a dog to guide him through the streets.


Fellow Feeling: A story about Rajam Iyer, a Brahmin who is travelling in a train compartment and gets blamed by a fellow passenger for eating fish.
*''The Missing Mail: A story about Thannappa, a postman who doesn't deliver a letter because of celebrations in a house.''


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*''The Doctor's Word: A story about Dr Raman, a doctor who believed in "good words can save lives". He says a lie to his friend about his weak condition.''


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*''The Blind Dog: A story about a blind beggar who catches a dog to guide him through the streets.''


*''Fellow Feeling: A story about Rajam Iyer, a Brahmin who is travelling in a train compartment and gets blamed by a fellow passenger for eating fish.''


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.<ref>{{cite book|last=[[William Walsh (academic)|Walsh, William]]|title=R.K. Narayan: a critical appreciation|publisher=University of Chicago Press|date=1982|pages=172|isbn=9780226872131|oclc=220091125|accessdate=2009-08-30}}</ref> The book was republished outside India in 1982.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/projo/access/604934571.html?dids=604934571:604934571&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+01%2C+1985&author=PEDRO+BEADE+Special+to+the+Journal-Bulletin&pub=The+Providence+Journal&desc=Ambiguities+on+parade+In+R.+K.+Narayan%27s+stories%2C+people+can+be+animals+and+vice+versa&pqatl=google|title=Ambiguities on parade In R. K. Narayan's stories, people can be animals and vice versa
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|date=September 1, 1985|publisher=[[Providence Journal]]|accessdate=2009-08-30 | first=Pedro | last=Beade}}</ref> The book includes 19 stories, all set in the fictional town of [[Malgudi]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Magill|first=Frank Northen |title=Critical survey of short fiction|publisher=Salem Press|date=1987|pages=224–226|isbn=9780893562182|oclc=16225069}}</ref> located in South India. Each of the stories portrays a facet of life in Malgudi. [[The New York Times]] described the virtue of the book as "everyone in the book seems to have a capacity for responding to the quality of his particular hour. It's an art we need to study and revive."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/20/books/books-of-the-times-the-art-of-teeming.html?&pagewanted=2|title=Books of The Times - The Art of Teeming; Malgudi Days|date=February 20, 1982|publisher=[[NY Times]]|accessdate=2009-08-30 | first=Anatole | last=Broyard}}</ref>

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In 1986, a few of the stories in the book were included in the [[Malgudi Days]] television series and, directed by actor and director, [[Shankar Nag]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:48, 19 September 2011

Malgudi Days
AuthorR. K. Narayan
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort story collections
PublisherIndian Thought Publications
Publication date
1943
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint
ISBN8185986177
OCLC7813056
Preceded byThe Dark Room 
Followed byThe English Teacher 

Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications.

The book was republished outside India in 1982.[1] The book includes 19 stories, all set in the fictional town of Malgudi,[2] located in South India. Each of the stories portrays a facet of life in Malgudi.[3] The New York Times described the virtue of the book as "everyone in the book seems to have a capacity for responding to the quality of his particular hour. It's an art we need to study and revive."[4]

In 1986, a few of the stories in the book were included in the Malgudi Days television series and, directed by actor and director, Shankar Nag.

Chapters

  • An Astrologer's Day : A short story in which an astrologer meets his rival which he thought was long dead.
  • The Missing Mail: A story about Thannappa, a postman who doesn't deliver a letter because of celebrations in a house.
  • The Doctor's Word: A story about Dr Raman, a doctor who believed in "good words can save lives". He says a lie to his friend about his weak condition.
  • The Blind Dog: A story about a blind beggar who catches a dog to guide him through the streets.
  • Fellow Feeling: A story about Rajam Iyer, a Brahmin who is travelling in a train compartment and gets blamed by a fellow passenger for eating fish.

References

  1. ^ Beade, Pedro (September 1, 1985). "Ambiguities on parade In R. K. Narayan's stories, people can be animals and vice versa". Providence Journal. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  2. ^ Magill, Frank Northen (1987). Critical survey of short fiction. Salem Press. pp. 224–226. ISBN 9780893562182. OCLC 16225069.
  3. ^ "Malgudi Days (review)". Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  4. ^ Broyard, Anatole (February 20, 1982). "Books of The Times - The Art of Teeming; Malgudi Days". NY Times. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
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