More Tales From Malgudi: Mr Sampath-The Printer of Malgudi,The Financial Expert, Waiting for the Mahatma and The World of Nagara

Description

KEY POINTS- * A companion volume to A Malgudi Omnibus which Minerva published in 1994 and features three other Malgudi novels. * A wonderful collection of novels gathered together in one stunning reader friendly volume. * Narayan has a wide fan base and is recognised as a major writer- a Nobel Prize candidate. * Published as part of the Indian Summer Promotion campaign. * 'The novelist I most admire in the English language' - Graham Green. THE BOOK- This omnibus edition features four books from R. K. Narayan's famous series based in the imaginary Indian town of Malgudi- The World of Nagaraj, Mr Sampath-Printer of Malgudi, Waiting for the Mahatma and The Financial Expert. Each of these novels demonstrates Narayan's rare talent and extraordinary gifts and are confirmed of his status as a major international writer.

R K Narayan's writing spans the greatest period of change in modern Indian history, from the days of the Raj - Swami and Friends (1935), The Bachelor of Arts (1937) and The English Teacher (1945) - to recent years of political unrest - The Painter of Signs (1976), A Tiger for Malgudi (1983), and Talkative Man (1987). He has published numerous collections of short stories, including Malgudi Days (1982), and Under the Banyan Tree (1985), and several works of non-fiction.