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Title: Indian Writing in English
Indian Writing In English: R. K. Narayan|English Literature
Introduction
- Indian English Literature – works written in English by Indian writers
- 1st book by Indian in English – Sake Dean Mahomet- Travels of Dean Mahomet
- 1st Indian novel in English- Bankim Chandra Chatterjee- Rajmohan՚s Wife
Writers
- R. K Narayanan
- Raja Rao
- Mulk Raj Anand
- Anita Desai
- Khuswant Singh
- Arun Joshi
R. K Narayan
- Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001)
- Known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi.
- R. K Narayanan, Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao.
- Autobiographical trilogy of Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher.
- The fictional town of Malgudi was first introduced in Swami and Friends.
- Narayan՚s The Financial Expert was hailed as one of the most original works of 1951 and Sahitya Academy Award winner The Guide was adapted for film
Awards
- Sahitya Akademi Award
- AC Benson Medal
- Padma Bhushan
- Padma Vibhushan
- He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature multiple times, but never won the honour
MCQs
1. Fictional town used by R. K Narayan
A. Xanadu
B. Utopia
C. Malgudi
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