- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Picador; New edition edition (22 Jun 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330484435
- ISBN-13: 978-0330484435
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,088,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"My Days" is the only memoir from R.K. Narayan. In the wryly funny style that has made him famous, he shares his life story, beginning in his grandfather's garden in Madras with a ferocious pet peacock. As a young boy with no interest in school he trains grasshoppers and scouts and then, against the advice of all, especially his commanding headmaster father, the dreaming Narayan begins to write fiction. When one of his pieces is accepted by Punch magazine, what he describes as his "first prestige publication", his life becomes gradually filled with bumbling British diplomats, strange movie moguls, evasive Indian officials and "the blind urge" to fall in love.
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RK Narayan was born in Madras, South India and educated there and at Maharaja's College in Mysore. His first novel, Swami and Friends (1935) and its successor The Bachelor of Arts (1937) are both set in the fictional territory of Malgudi. He has gone on to write more than ten more novels as well as several volumes of short stories and in 1982 was made an Honorary Member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He lives in India.
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All day long, I sat half buried in sand piled in a corner of our garden, raising castles and mountain-ranges, unaware of the fierce Madras sun overhead. Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An interesting and humorous read, it feels almost like one his novels. The book is brief but does show where the basis and plot of his novels come from. It also reveals interesting ideas about his beliefs especially that in mysticism.
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An excellent rendering of Narayan'slife and times
27 Oct 1999
Format:Hardcover
This is vintage Narayan at his best. Those of us who are his regular readers, will continue to marvel at his breezy, uncomplicated style of narration. My Days will make you smile, shed a tear and feel sorry when it ends ! A must for all book-lovers.
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Narayan's days
13 Aug 2002
Format:Hardcover
R.K. Narayan's memoir gives us a glimpse into the uncomplicated life of a simple man who became one of the 20th century's literary giants. On par with Graham Greene, Narayan shared in his literature the world of Malgudi, a busy place peopled with hilarious characters and a clear reflection of the politics of a small Indian city. Narayan's India is real, bereft of the imperial feel of Kipling's version of a few decades earlier. In Malgudi, everyone knows each other, and the circle of life revolves around a little print shop, fashioned after the shop Narayan would visit when creating his local arts paper as a young man.
MY DAYS is a fascinating look into Narayan's psyche, though it does drag at times. Narayan clearly writes better make-believe than real life, but this book is still a treat.
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