Narayan(swami), R(asipuram) K(rishnaswami)

Narayan(swami), R(asipuram) K(rishnaswami)
born Oct. 10, 1906, Madras, India
died May 13, 2001, Madras

Indian writer.

Narayan briefly worked as a teacher before devoting himself to writing. His first novel, Swami and Friends (1935), recounts the adventures of a group of schoolboys. His novels, which typically portray human relationships and the ironies of Indian daily life in which modern urban existence clashes with ancient tradition, include The English Teacher (1945), The Guide (1958), The Man-Eater of Malgudi (1961), The Vendor of Sweets (1967), A Tiger for Malgudi (1983), and The World of Nagaraj (1990). He also wrote short stories, memoirs, and modern prose versions of Indian epics.

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  • Narayan (swami), R(asipuram) K(rishnaswami) — (10 oct. 1906, Madrás, India–13 may. 2001, Madrás). Escritor indio. Trabajó un tiempo como profesor antes de dedicarse a la literatura. Su primera novela, Swami and Friends [Swami y sus amigos] (1935), relata las aventuras de un grupo de… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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