num_pages: 90
description: R.K.Narayan is ranked among the greatest novelists of the world &amp; certainly he is a great literary figure of English Literature in India in the 20th century. Almost all his novels are set in the imaginary &amp; fictional town 'Malgudi' which is his own splendid creation. His novels mirror microcosmic India caught in conventions, traditions &amp; social changes. His characters are lively presentations of common Indians. His heroines are replicas of common Indian women. Despite a pure Indian living absorbed in religion &amp; family, he achieved a feat to express his creative urge in English literature &amp; has become almost a craze for English literary world. He received applause for his work from men of genius like E.M. Forster, Graham Greene &amp; W. Somerset Maugham.This book is a humble attempt to assign him a due place among the Indian English Novelists of international repute. This book reveals how R.K.Narayan presents witty, vital &amp; perceptive descriptions of everyday village life in India with protagonist's search for identity.
language: English
title: The Novels of R.K. Narayan: A Critical Evaluation
titlecomplete: The Novels of R.K. Narayan: A Critical Evaluation
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Atlantic Publishing