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The Guide by R. K. Narayan

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Author Biography

Name: R. K. Narayan
Birth Date: October 10, 1906
Place of Birth: Madras, India
Nationality: Indian
Gender: Male
Occupations: writer

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Biography of R. K. Narayan
692 words, approx. 2.3 pages
R. K. Narayan (born 1906) is one of the best-known of the Indo-English writers. He created the imaginary town of Malgudi, where realistic characters in a typically Indian setting lived amid unpredictable events. Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanswami, who p...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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The Guide Information
1,191 words, approx. 4 pages
The Guide is a 1958 novel written in English by the Indian author R. K. Narayan. It is one of the author's most critically acclaimed novels. Like most of his works the novel is based in Malgudi, the fictional town in South India. The novel describes the...


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AP Features
Government tells ADHD drug makers to warn patients of cardiovascular and mental risks
2/21/2007: 273 words, approx. 1 pages
Drugs prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder will include guides to alert patients and parents of the risks of mental and heart problems, including sudden death.The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it directed the manufacturers of Ritalin, Adderall, Strattera and all other...
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Michelin Guide Ranks San Francisco
10/9/2006: 323 words, approx. 1 pages
A wine country restaurant in Napa Valley was the only eatery to get three stars from the first Michelin guide to restaurants in the San Francisco Bay area. The French Laundry restaurant run by chef Thomas Keller in Yountville got...
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Toy Guide Focuses on Special Needs Kids
9/24/2006: 762 words, approx. 3 pages
Like most 5-year-olds, Nicholas loves to play. But not every toy is fun for Nicholas, who is autistic. "It's hard to find something just for him. It's pretty aggravating shopping for toys for him, at times," said his...
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French Tourism Ministry releases new guide
1/4/2007: 420 words, approx. 1 pages
A new guide co-produced by the French Tourism Ministry advises businesspeople not to mention Tibet, Taiwan and the Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators when negotiating with the Chinese.France's League of Human and Citizens' Rights said it was scandalized that a government agency was offering...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Chitra Sankaran
9,704 words, approx. 32 pages
In the following essay, Sankaran analyzes Narayan's fusing of traditional Indian myth and the English novel form, focusing on The Guide.
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Critical Essay by Balbir Singh
3,705 words, approx. 12 pages
In the following essay, Singh analyzes the place of art and immortality in Narayan's The Guide.


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