R.K. Narayan

R.K. Narayan was born in Chennai on October 10th, 1906 and passed away at the age of 94 on May 13th, 2001.

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R.K. Narayan Stats: The most read book by R.K. Narayan on Book Notification is Swami and Friends, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is The English Teacher, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of R.K. Narayan books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	8 Swami and Friends	1935	Loading... Go
2	The Bachelor of Arts	1937	Loading... Go
3	The Dark Room	1938	Loading... Go
4	6 The English Teacher	1945	Loading... Go
5	Mr. Sampath--the Printer of Malgudi	1948	Loading... Go
6	The Financial Expert	1951	Loading... Go
7	Waiting for the Mahatma	1955	Loading... Go
8	The Guide	1958	Loading... Go
9	The Man-Eater of Malgudi	1961	Loading... Go
10	The Vendor of Sweets	1967	Loading... Go
11	The Painter of Signs	1976	Loading... Go
12	Uncle	1980	Loading... Go
13	A Tiger for Malgudi	1983	Loading... Go
14	Talkative Man	1986	Loading... Go
15	The World of Nagaraj	1990	Loading... Go
16	The Indian Epics Retold	1995	Loading... Go
17	Naga	2000	Loading... Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		A Breath of Lucifer	1985	Loading... Go

List of Collections in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		Indian Thought	2001	Loading... Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Malgudi Days	1942	Loading... Go
2	Lawley Road and Other Stories	1956	Loading... Go
3	Grateful to Life & Death	1961	Loading... Go
4	Gods, Demons, and Others	1964	Loading... Go
5	A Horse and Two Goats	1970	Loading... Go
6	The Ramayana	1972	Loading... Go
7	The Mahabharata	1978	Loading... Go
8	Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories	1985	Loading... Go
9	Grandmother's Tale	1992	Loading... Go
10	Salt and Sawdust	1993	Loading... Go
11	Tales from Malgudi	1995	Loading... Go
12	More Tales From Malgudi	1997	Loading... Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Mysore	1944	Loading... Go
2	My Dateless Diary	1960	Loading... Go
3	Next Sunday	1972	Loading... Go
4	My Days: A Memoir	1973	Loading... Go
5	Reluctant Guru	1974	Loading... Go
6	The Emerald Route	1980	Loading... Go
7	A Writer's Nightmare	1988	Loading... Go
8	A Story-teller's World	1990	Loading... Go
9	Raghubir Singh: Tamil Nadu (With: Raghubir Singh)	1996	Loading... Go
10	The Writerly Life	2001	Loading... Go
11	Malgudi Landscapes	2003	Loading... Go

List of R.K. Narayan Anthologies in Publication Order

#	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Masks	1971	Loading... Go
2	Four Continents	2008	Loading... Go
3	Being Boys	2015	Loading... Go
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R.K. Narayan

R.K. Narayan was born on October 10th, 1906. R.K. passed away May 13th, 2001 at 94 years old. R.K. Narayan was born in Chennai.

R.K. Narayan had written 17 standalone novels, starting with Swami and Friends in 1935. The most recently released novel was Naga, which was released in 2000.

R.K. Narayan also wrote the Short Story Collections series which has 12 books including Malgudi Days and Lawley Road and Other Stories.

R.K. Narayan: Lists & Other Mentions

Waiting for the Mahatma was a The Telegraph: 100 Novels Everyone Should Read Selection in 2009.
Swami and Friends was a BBC: 100 Novels That Shaped Our World Selection in 2019.
The Guide was a BBC: Big Jubilee Read Selection in 2022.
The Vendor of Sweets was a Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 Selection in 1984.

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R.K. Narayan: F.A.Q

When was R.K. Narayan Born?

R.K. Narayan was born on October 10th, 1906.

When did R.K. Narayan die?

R.K. Narayan died on May 13th, 2001 at 94 years old.

Where was R.K. Narayan Born?

R.K. Narayan was born in Chennai, .

What was the first book R.K. Narayan wrote?

The first book written by R.K. Narayan was Swami and Friends, published in 1935.

What was the most recent book R.K. Narayan wrote?

Their most recently released work was Malgudi Landscapes on September 15th, 2003.

What is the most popular book by R.K. Narayan?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular R.K. Narayan book is Swami and Friends. Here are their most popular books:

Swami and Friends (8)
The English Teacher (6)

How many books has R.K. Narayan written?

R.K. Narayan has written 42 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 17 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 1 Collections, 12 Short Story Collections, 11 Non-Fiction Books.

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