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R. K. Narayan

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R. K. Narayan

Indian English-language writer (1906–2001)

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About R. K. Narayan

Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanaswami, better known as R. K. Narayan, was an Indian writer and novelist known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. In 1980, he received the AC Benson Medal from the Royal Society of Literature, and in 1981 he was made an Honorary Member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.

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writer, novelist, screenwriter, politician

Position held

member of Rajya Sabha

Citizenship

British Raj, India, Dominion of India

Born

October 10, 1906

Died

May 13, 2001

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