(1906–2001), Indian novelist and short-story writer; full name Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan. His best-known novels are set in an imaginary small Indian town, and portray its inhabitants in an affectionate yet ironic manner; they include Swami and Friends (1935) and The Man-Eater of Malgudi (1961).
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Narayan, R. K.
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(1906–2001), Indian novelist and short-story writer; full name Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan. Many of his novels are set in Malgudi, an imaginary small Indian town. Notable works: Swami and Friends (1935), The Man-Eater of Malgudi (1961), and The Painter of Signs (1977).