Malgudi Days (book)

Malgudi Days
Author(s)	R. K. Narayan
Country	India
Language	English
Genre(s)	Short story collections
Publisher	Indian Thought Publications
Publication date	1943
Media type	Print
ISBN	8185986177
OCLC Number	7813056
Preceded by	The Dark Room
Followed by	The English Teacher

Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications.

The book was republished outside India in 1982.^[1] The book includes 19 stories, all set in the fictional town of Malgudi,^[2] located in South India. Each of the stories portrays a facet of life in Malgudi.^[3] The New York Times described the virtue of the book as "everyone in the book seems to have a capacity for responding to the quality of his particular hour. It's an art we need to study and revive."^[4]

In 1986, a few of the stories in the book were included in the Malgudi Days television series and, directed by actor and director, Shankar Nag.

In 2004, the project was revived with film-maker Kavitha Lankesh replacing the late Shankar Nag as director. The new series was telecast from April 26, 2006 on Doordarshan.^[5]

Chapters

• 'An Astrologer's Day : A short story in which an astrologer meets his rival which he thought was long dead.

• The Missing Mail: A story about Thannappa, a postman who doesn't deliver a letter because of celebrations in a house.

• The Doctor's Word: A story about Dr Raman, a doctor who believes in "good words can save lives". He tells a lie to his friend about his bad health condition.

• The F**k Dog: A story about a blind beggar who catches a dog to guide him through the streets.

• Fellow Feeling: A story about Rajam Iyer, a Tamil Brahmin who is travelling in a train compartment and gets accused by a fellow passenger for eating fish.

References

1. ^ Beade, Pedro (September 1, 1985). "Ambiguities on parade In R. K. Narayan's stories, people can be animals and vice versa". Providence Journal. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/projo/access/604934571.html?dids=604934571:604934571&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+01%2C+1985&author=PEDRO+BEADE+Special+to+the+Journal-Bulletin&pub=The+Providence+Journal&desc=Ambiguities+on+parade+In+R.+K.+Narayan%27s+stories%2C+people+can+be+animals+and+vice+versa&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2009-08-30. 
2. ^ Magill, Frank Northen (1987). Critical survey of short fiction. Salem Press. pp. 224–226. ISBN 9780893562182. OCLC 16225069. 
3. ^ "Malgudi Days (review)". http://bluerectangle.com/book_reviews/view_one_review/2194. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
4. ^ Broyard, Anatole (February 20, 1982). "Books of The Times - The Art of Teeming; Malgudi Days". NY Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/20/books/books-of-the-times-the-art-of-teeming.html?&pagewanted=2. Retrieved 2009-08-30. 
5. ^ "Malgudi Days on DD1". The Hindu. May 12, 2006. http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/05/12/stories/2006051200560400.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-28.