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A Tiger for Malgudi

A tiger’s place in Narayan’s fictional Malgudi invites a different view of human behavior and the varied characters of the town.

Nonfiction

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Screen adaptation

Printer of Malgudi

A Malgudi printer enters the film business, discovering how ambition and glamour can unsettle the ordinary relationships on which his life depends.

Nonfiction

The GuideR.K. Narayan

Screen adaptation

The Guide

Mistaken for a holy man, a former tourist guide finds his improvised role becoming a serious test of belief and responsibility.

Nonfiction

The Man-EaterR.K. Narayan

The Man-Eater

An overbearing taxidermist disrupts a Malgudi printer’s quiet life, turning everyday comedy into an encounter with destructive pride and community resistance.

Nonfiction

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The Ramayana

Narayan retells the Indian epic in accessible modern prose, opening its enduring adventures and moral questions to a new generation of readers.

Nonfiction

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