Overview of The Guide Book

The best of R.K. Narayan s enchanting novels The New Yorker Raju, a corrupt tourist guide, together with his lover, the dancer Rosie, leads a prosperous life before he is thrown into prison. After release he rests on the steps of an abandoned temple when a peasant passing by mistakes him for a holy man. Slowly, almost reluctantly, he begins to play the part, acting as a spiritual guide to the village community. Raju s holiness is put to the test when a drought strikes the village, and he is asked to fast for twelve days to summon the rains. Set in Narayan s fictional town, Malgudi, The Guide is the greatest of his comedies of self-deception. A brilliant accomplishment. Narayan is the compassionate man who can write of human life as comedy The New York Times Book Review Narayan is such a natural writer, so true to his experience and emotions V.S. Naipaul

• Book Type :

Indian Writing

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

224 pages

• ISBN - 10 :

0143414984

• The Guide Published On :

8 Dec 2010

• Resource:

Literature & Fiction, Indian Writing Books for Students, Teachers, Graudates, Professionals and all others

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