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Set in the imagined town of Malgudi, R.K. Narayan turns a graduate’s transition into adulthood into a tender reflection on ordinary life. The story captures the rhythms of a mid‑20th‑century Indian community, offering humor, warmth, and insight into everyday concerns that resonate beyond its setting. Narayan’s characters, familiar to readers of his other works, are presented with the clarity and subtlety that make Malgudi’s streets and its people feel both universal and distinctly Indian.
First publish date: 1937
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan
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