The World of Nagaraj

R. K. Narayan

Penguin Random House, 1990 - Fiction - 186 pages

Living in his family's house with his wife Sita, Nagaraj fills his days drinking coffee, doing odd jobs and planning the book he intends to write about the sage Narada. But everything is disturbed when Tim, the son of his land-owning brother, decides to leave home and come to live with Nagaraj.

Contents

• Section 1: 1
• Section 2: 27
• Section 3: 35

About the author

R. K. Narayan was born Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanaswami in Madras, India on October 10, 1906. He graduated from Maharaja College of Mysore with a B.A. degree in 1930. He attempted to teach for a bit but then switched to writing full time. His first book, Swami and Friends, was published in Britain in 1935. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 30 novels and hundreds of short stories. His other novels included The Bachelor of Arts, The Dark Room, The English Teacher, The Guide, The Financial Expert, The Man Eater of Malgudi, The Vendor of Sweets, and The World of Nagaraj. He was one of the first Indians to write in English and gain international recognition. He received numerous awards including the Padma Bhushan, India's highest prize. He died on May 13, 2001 at the age of 94.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The World of Nagaraj
• Author: R. K. Narayan
• Publisher: Penguin Random House, 1990
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Mar 12, 2008
• ISBN: 0434496170, 9780434496174
• Length: 186 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / General; Fiction / Urban & Street Lit