Tapan Kumar Pradhan
b. 1972writer
English-language writer (1906–2001)
R. K. Narayan
1906–2001, born Chennai, writes in English, Tamil, writer, novelist, journalist
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanaswami, better known as R. K. Narayan, was an Indian writer and novelist known for his work 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. In 1980, he received the AC Benson Medal from the Royal Society of Literature, and in 1981 he was made an Honorary Member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.
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Books on record
Swami and Friends1935The Bachelor of Arts1937The Dark Room1938
Malgudi Days1943
The English Teacher1945Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi1948
The Financial Expert1952Waiting for the Mahatma1955
The Guide1958The Man-Eater of Malgudi1961Gods, Demons and Others1964The Vendor of Sweets1967A Horse and Two Goats and Other Stories1970My Days1974
The Painter of Signs1976A Tiger for Malgudi1983Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories1985A Writer’s Nightmare1988The World of Nagaraj1990On Open Library
Malgudi days1982The Guide1958Swami and Friends1935The English teacher1945The painter of signs1976The financial expert1952Editions Open Library lists under this name; a namesake may slip in.
Awards
| 1960 | Sahitya Akademi Award in English for The Guide |
Elsewhere
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Also writing in English
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