Society presses upon us all the time. The progress of the last half century is the progress of the frog out of his well. - R. K. Narayan

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Society presses upon us all the time. The progress of the last half century is the progress of the frog out of his well.

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About R. K. Narayan

R. K. Narayan (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001), full name Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami, was an Indian writer, most famous for his works set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He is one of three leading figures of early Indian literature in English (alongside Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao), and is credited with bringing the genre to the rest of the world. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times, but never won the honor.

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Native Name: ஆர். கே. நாராயணன்
Alternative Names: Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan R.K. Narayan R K Narayan

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