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The Guide

The Guide - Paperback

by R. K. Narayan
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Availability:In StockContributor:R. K. Narayan, Michael Gorra (Introduction by)Series:Penguin ClassicsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2006-09-01Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780143039648ISBN-10:143039644UPC:9780143039648Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Classics, ReligiousSize:7.76 x 5.22 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.3902Product ID:SC931X4JW5
For the centennial of his birth, R. K. Narayan's most celebrated novel

Formerly India's most corrupt tourist guide, Raju--just released from prison--seeks refuge in an abandoned temple. Mistaken for a holy man, he plays the part and succeeds so well that God himself intervenes to put Raju's newfound sanctity to the test. Narayan's most celebrated novel, The Guide won him the National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy, his country's highest literary honor.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780143039648ISBN-10:143039644UPC:9780143039648Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Classics, ReligiousSize:7.76 x 5.22 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.3902Product ID:SC931X4JW5
R. K. Narayan (1906-2001), born and educated in India, was the author of fourteen novels, numerous short stories and essays, a memoir, and three retold myths. His work, championed by Graham Greene, who became a close friend, was often compared to that of Dickens, Chekhov, Faulkner, and Flannery O'Connor, among others.

Michael Gorra is a professor of English at Smith College. His books include The Bells in Their Silence: Travels Through Germany and After Empire: Scott, Naipaul, Rushdie.
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