R.K. Narayan

R.K. Narayan

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1906-10-10
Deathday: 2001-05-13 (94 years old)

Biography

Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001), 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.

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. The Financial Expert was hailed as one of the most original works of 1951 and Sahitya Academy Award winner The Guide was adapted for the film (winning a Filmfare Award for Best Film) and for Broadway.

Narayan highlights the social context and everyday life of his characters. He has been compared to William Faulkner who created a similar fictional town and likewise explored with humor 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.

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 Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan, India's second and third highest civilian awards, and in 1994 the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest honor of India's national academy of letters. He was also nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.

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Average 5.29
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1952
1962
1965
1983
1987

Information

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1906-10-10

Deathday
2001-05-13 (94 years old)

Birth Place
Chennai, India

Religion
Hinduism

Siblings
R. K. Laxman

Citizenships
British Raj, India

Residences
Chennai · Mysore, India

Awards
Padma Bhushan, Sahitya Akademi Award in English, Padma Vibhushan in literature & education, Filmfare Award for Best Story


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Image credit: India Post, Government of India, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons
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