264 pages
English language
Published Nov. 18, 2006 by Penguin Books.
4 stars
(3 reviews)
Introducing this collection of stories, R. K. Narayan describes how in India “the writer has only to look out of the window to pick up a character and thereby a story.” Composed of powerful, magical portraits of all kinds of people, and comprising stories written over almost forty years, Malgudi Days presents Narayan’s imaginary city in full color, revealing the essence of India and of human experience. This edition includes an introduction by Pulitzer Prize- winning author Jhumpa Lahiri.
Subjects
- Malgudi (India : Imaginary place) -- Fiction.
- City and town life -- Fiction.
- India -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.