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Grandmother's Tale is a novella by R. K. Narayan with illustrations by his brother R. K. Laxman published in 1992 by Indian Thought Publications. It was subsequently released outside India as The Grandmother's Tale by Heinemann in 1993. This book, more than any others, exhibits Narayan's experimental tendencies.
Feb 14, 2023 · ‘Grandmother’s Tale’, however, centers on the disappearance of Viswa from his South Indian village and the adventure Bala experienced in the process. The fictional biography is one of the shortest books penned by R.K. Narayan.
GRANDMOTHER'S TALE, Narayan's latest work, is the story of his great-grandmother who lived in the later period of the East India Company. Bala, the central character, was married at the early age of seven to Viswa a boy of ten.
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- R. K. Narayan
This selection of new and old short stories covers 50 years of Narayan's writing life, an achievement marked by the collection's title piece, a new novella. "The Grandmother's Tale" is classic Narayan. A young boy has been sent to live with his industrious grandmother after his mother has her fourth child.
- R. K. Narayan
Jan 1, 1994 · Narayan writes wry, understated stories about domestic life in small-town India during the twentieth century. The Grandmother's Tale and Selected Stories is filled with tiny heartbreaks and minute revelations; the modulated restraint is so sustained that the rare streaks of malice or wit in these stories are almost shocking.
GRANDMOTHER'S TALE, Narayan's latest work, is the story of his great-grandmother who lived in the later period of the East India Company. Bala, the central character, was married at the early age of seven to Viswa a boy of ten.
Grandmother's Tale And Selected Stories R. K. Narayan No preview available - 1999
