R. K. Narayan | Wikipedia audio article
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R. K. Narayan


00:01:33 1 Life and career
00:01:42 1.1 Early life
00:04:56 1.2 Turning point
00:09:02 1.3 The busy years
00:14:52 1.4 The later years
00:19:02 2 Literary review
00:19:11 2.1 Writing style
00:21:54 2.2 Malgudi
00:23:42 2.3 Critical reception
00:28:14 3 Awards and honours
00:29:32 4 Legacy
00:31:23 5 List of works
00:31:39 5.1 Adaptations
00:32:46 6 See also



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R. P. 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. 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 because of his ability to compress a narrative. However, he has also been criticised for the simplicity of his prose.
In a career that spanned over sixty years Narayan received many awards and honours including the AC Benson Medal from the Royal Society of Literature, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan, India's third and second highest civilian awards. He was also nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's parliament.