A visit to RK Narayan's Museum in Yadavagiri of Mysore is a must for everyone. His House now converted into a Museum is restored well. It has many of his personal belongings such as his family photographs, his books, his clothes, his personal books, books that he published , his awards, his quotations, many stills from Malgudi Days etc. You will admire him all the more after visiting this Museum. You will also know that he was a prolific writer
.R. K. Narayan (10 October 1906 - 13 May 2001), full name Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami, was an Indian writer known for his works set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi.
He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English, along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao.
Narayan's mentor and friend, Graham Greene was instrumental in getting publishers for Narayan’s first four books, including the semi-autobiographical trilogy of Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher. The fictional town of Malgudi, was first introduced in Swami and Friends. Narayan’s The Financial Expert, was hailed as one of the most original works of 1951, and Sahitya Akademi Award winner The Guide, was adapted for film and for Broadway.
Narayan highlights the social context and everyday life of his characters, and he has been compared to William Faulkner, who also created a similar fictional town, and likewise explored with humour and compassion the energy of ordinary life. Narayan's short stories have been compared with those of Guy de Maupassant.
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