Swami and Friends - Softcover

Narayan, R. K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749397284 ISBN 13: 9780749397289

Publisher: Minerva, 1993

Synopsis

On the weekly paper "The Banner", Srinivas, its editor and sole contributor, deals with artistic and intellectual problems and Mr Sampath, its printer, shoulders the financial burdens. When the paper folds - surprising them both - Mr Sampath sees a way to save their partnership, and chaos ensues.

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This book by R.K. Narayan is just wonderful. It reminds us of our school days. The fun we had, our friends, the way we made friends, the exam fear, the eagerly awaited vacations, our kind principal, our strict but loving teachers, our punishments everything... It is just a marvel how a book written so long back can still connect to present days. It is just a wonderful book that will make you get serious, tickle you and make you laugh at the same time. Just get hold of this book and relive your childhood once again. --D Vinay on Feb 24, 2013

Great book to read and have in your collection. Captures your imagination and reminds you of childhood days. The language is simple and the humor is in good taste. Makes you wonder about one's own childhood and the author's insight of the things done during that period. Definitely a good buy. --Nagendra on Jun 17, 2012

this book is perfect for early teenagers in all respect. it has awesome stories and is the great work of R.K Narayanan so you can blindly go for it --Rohit Ranjan on Jul 12, 2015

About the Author

R. K. Narayan's writing spanned the greatest period of change in modern Indian history, from the days of the Raj with 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. His most recent work is The Grandmother's Tale: Three Novellas (1993). R.K. Narayan died in 2001.

Edition details

• Publisher: Minerva
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749397284
• ISBN 13: 9780749397289
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256