'R K Narayan is one of those writers who not only creates literature but reaffirms its relevance to everyday life' Financial Times 20001211
R K Narayan's writing spans the greatest period of change in modern Indian history, from the days of the Raj - Swami and Friends (1935), The Bachelor of Arts (1937) and The English Teacher (1945) - to recent years of political unrest - The Painter of Signs (1976), A Tiger for Malgudi (1983), and Talkative Man (1987). He has published numerous collections of short stories, including Malgudi Days (1982), and Under the Banyan Tree (1985), and several works of non-fiction.
RK Narayan's Malgudi novels are humorous gems and it is a great
pity that they are not better known. He wrote beautifully and with
great compassion, something regrettably lacking in some humorous
writing
*Alexander McCall Smith*
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