Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

R. K. Narayan (1906--2001) witnessed nearly a century of change in his native India and captured it in fiction of uncommon warmth and vibrancy. In "The Dark Room," Narayan's portrait of aggrieved domesticity, the docile and obedient Savitri, like many Malgudi women, is torn between submitting to her husband's humiliations and trying to escape them. This novel brings colonial India into intimate focus through the narrative gifts of this master of literary realism.

Chandran frequenta l'ultimo anno di college, barcamenandosi fra lo studio e l'associazione di storia di cui è segretario, e senza un'idea di quel che farà dopo la laurea. Durante una delle sue passeggiate al fiume s'innamora perdutamente di una ragazza e annuncia di volerla sposare, pur non avendole mai nemmeno parlato. Secondo l'astrologo di famiglia però il matrimonio non è ben visto dalle stelle, e Chandran, disperato, si allontana da casa. Dopo nemmeno un giorno deciderà di vivere come un sanyasi, un asceta, per diversi mesi, durante i quali non darà più notizie di sé spaventando a morte i genitori.

Fresh form the presses of the Truth Printing Works, the weekly edition of The Banner enjoys a certain distinction. Srinivas, its editor and sole contributor, concerns himself with artistic and intellectual problems: Mr Sampath, its printer, amicably shoulders the financial burdens. When the paper folds - a surprise to them both - Mr Sampath sees a way to save an equable partnership. With splendid magnanimity he arranges for Srinivas to write the filmscripts for Sunrise Productions. Unfortunately, the glamour of it all goes quite to Mr Sampath's head, and his sudden change of fortune leads to sublime, unmitigated chaos .

C'est une collection envoûtante du plus grand conteur indien, riche en personnages ironiques et chaleureusement observés de tous les milieux de la vie indienne - marchands, mendiants, bergers, filous - dont les vies sont des microcosmes de l'expérience humaine. Comme Nambi dans l'histoire titre, Narayan a la capacité hypnotique de captiver son public. Il y parvient grâce à une combinaison magistrale d'économie et de rythme, créant des images saisissantes et une variété de décors pour évoquer un paradoxe unique entre réalité et folklore.

This is the story of Nataraj, who earns his living as a printer in the little world of Malgudi, an imaginary town in South India. Nataraj and his close friends, a poet and a journalist, find their congenial days disturbed when Vasu, a powerful taxidermist, moves in with his stuffed hyenas and pythons, and brings his dancing-women up the printer's private stairs. When Vasu, in search of larger game, threatens the life of a temple elephant that Nataraj has befriended, complications ensue that are both laughable and tragic.

Formerly India's most corrupt tourist guide, Raju-just released from prison- seeks refuge in an abandoned temple. Mistaken for a holy man, he plays the part and succeeds so well that God himself intervenes to put Raju's newfound sanctity to the test. Narayan's most celebrated novel, The Guide won him the National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy, his country's highest literary honor.

A travelogue which captures the spirit of modern America from an inexperienced traveller's point of view, full of anecdotes about some of the most famous and infamous American characters.

Swami is ten years old, and life for him consists mainly of having adventures with his friends, avoiding the misery of homework, and coping as best as he can with the teachers and other adults he encounters.