Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Chandran frequenta l'ultimo anno di college, barcamenandosi fra lo studio e l'associazione di storia di cui è segretario, e senza un'idea di quel che farà dopo la laurea. Durante una delle sue passeggiate al fiume s'innamora perdutamente di una ragazza e annuncia di volerla sposare, pur non avendole mai nemmeno parlato. Secondo l'astrologo di famiglia però il matrimonio non è ben visto dalle stelle, e Chandran, disperato, si allontana da casa. Dopo nemmeno un giorno deciderà di vivere come un sanyasi, un asceta, per diversi mesi, durante i quali non darà più notizie di sé spaventando a morte i genitori.

This is the story of Nataraj, who earns his living as a printer in the little world of Malgudi, an imaginary town in South India. Nataraj and his close friends, a poet and a journalist, find their congenia l days disturbed when Vasu, a powerful taxidermist, moves in with his stuffed hyenas and pythons, and brings his dancing-women up the printer's private stairs. When Vasu, in search of larger game, threatens the life of a temple elephant that Natara j has befriended, complications ensue that are both laughable and tragic.

Formerly India's most corrupt tourist guide, Raju-just released from prison- seeks refuge in an abandoned temple. Mistaken for a holy man, he plays the part and succeeds so well that God himself intervenes to put Raju's newfound sanctity to the test. Narayan's most celebrated novel, The Guide won him the National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy, his country's highest literary honor.

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