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Journal articles on the topic "R. K. Narayan"

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Brown, Judith. "Questions for R. K. Narayan." PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 131, no. 3 (2016): 622–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1632/pmla.2016.131.3.622.

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R. K. Narayan's work has been faulted for its sidestepping of the brutal realities of colonial rule. Yet Narayan stages, in the dreaminess of his fictionalized township of Malgudi, the unwriting or undermining of the logics of language that subtend colonial rule. The author has fashioned a way to write about India that displays the vacuity of the colonial model of governance and, through his tales of failed authorship, points to something other. Emerging in his comic episodes and in his baffled protagonists is a recognition of the importance of keeping things unsettled, in suspension, or visib
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Sinha, Arti. "Writing Style of R. K. Narayan." Journal of Advanced Research in English and Education 05, no. 02 (2021): 15–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.24321/2456.4370.202009.

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R. K. Narayan was among the first Indian English writers to be taken note of the West. With a clever use of just the right amount of humour, Narayan was able to transform his seemingly ordinary characters into larger-than-lite individuals, who brought a change in the existing social and political structures of Malgudi, a microcosmic representation of our nation. And, with this, he inspired us to think, dream and write differently to delive into a magical reality for better than the one we know. His works are often considered synonymous with the innocence of childhood, and even today the social
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Adithi, M. J. "Unveiling R K Narayan's The Bachelor of Arts: A Treasure of Wit and Wisdom." Criterion: An International Journal in English 15, no. 3 (2024): 158–68. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12671263.

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This paper takes on a comprehensive study of humour and comical elements in the literary works of R.K. Narayan. One of RK Narayan's notable novels of pre-independence was "The Bachelor of Arts", where Narayan skillfully wrote several of his own life experiences into the narrative. This blend of fiction with real-life elements added a captivating layer to the story, set in the familiar world of Malgudi and depicting the life of a college student. RK Narayan’s humour lies in the subtlety of dialogue and the quirks of individuals, with each character embodying a distinct personality that co
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Fisher, Marlene, and A. L. McLeod. "R. K. Narayan: Critical Perspectives." World Literature Today 69, no. 2 (1995): 443. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/40151367.

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Trivedi, Harish. "R. K. Narayan at 100." Journal of Commonwealth Literature 42, no. 2 (2007): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021989407078573.

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Narasimhaiah, C. D. "Homage to R. K. Narayan." South Asian Review 23, no. 1 (2002): 106–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02759527.2002.11932231.

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Nayak, Pradeepta Kumar, and Jayaprakash Paramaguru. "R. K. Narayan: The Bricoleur." International Journal of Research in English 5, no. 1 (2023): 198–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.33545/26648717.2023.v5.i1c.117.

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Rao, R. "R. K. Narayan: An Indian Perspective." Journal of Commonwealth Literature 36, no. 2 (2001): 117–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021989014231235.

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Mohanti, Prafulla. "R. K Narayan: The Master Storyteller." South Asian Review 23, no. 1 (2002): 218–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02759527.2002.11932239.

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Volna, Ludmila. "R. K. Narayan's (Post-)Colonial Perspective:." University of Bucharest Review Literary and Cultural Studies Series 13, no. 2 (2023): 5–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.31178/ubr.13.2.1.

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R. K. Narayan (1906-2001) is considered one of the founding fathers of Indian writing in English, along with Raja Rao, Mulk Raj Anand and G.V. Desani, and is best known for creating the imaginary town of Malgudi. Another important feature of his fiction is what both critics and readers call a gentle or light-hearted humour. Humour has often been used to both subvert and survive various forms of political oppression (see Ştefănescu, Tripathi and Chettri). In Narayan, Malgudi, the centre of the action, is both a colonial and a post-colonial town, created and recreated over years and even decades
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "R. K. Narayan"

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ANGIBAUD, LAIDET ANNE MARIE. "R. K. Narayan, ecrivain postcolonial." Paris 7, 1998. http://www.theses.fr/1998PA070087.

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Reconnaissant l'importance historique d'une oeuvre nee a la veille de l'independance de l'inde et poursuivie un demi-siecle apres, constatant que la critique n'a pas entierement rendu justice a r. K. Narayan, notre etude se propose de demontrer que son message qualifie de 'simple' cache complexite et sophistication. Le mode oblique et ironique ainsi que le non-dit font partie d'une pratique discursive qui s'inscrit dans le courant postcolonial. Tout en exposant clairement la forte identite culturelle de son pays et celebrant l'immense reservoir de sens qu'il represente, l'auteur toujours atten
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Chaudhuri, Nanda Kishore. "Themes and Characters of R K Narayan`s Novel- a critical study." Thesis, University of North Bengal, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1155.

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Wendling, Cathy-Anne. "Entre Orient et Occident : les romans malgudiens de R. K. Narayan : perspectives critiques." Nancy 2, 1998. http://www.theses.fr/1998NAN21023.

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Ce travail porte sur l'œuvre de R. K. Narayan à la croisée de deux civilisations. L’écriture de cet auteur, qui reflète les aspects sociaux et culturels de son appartenance première, se métisse avec les apports anglo-saxons. Toutefois l'analyse montre que les romans malgudiens rejettent implicitement le monde britannique pour privilégier la voix du passe védique. La structure esthétique de cette fiction est au diapason : les techniques narratives de R. K. Narayan puisent dans le fonds ancien de la théorie sanscrite du Rasa. Ce système artistique met l'accent sur l'identification, l'empathie et
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Ramos, Ana Lúcia Charrua Bento. "Seleção de contos de R. K. Narayan: reflexões sobre uma proposta de tradução." Master's thesis, Universidade de Évora, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/14035.

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R. K. Narayan é um nome marcante na literatura de expressão inglesa. Originário da Índia, embora escrevendo em língua inglesa, este autor conseguiu criar um mundo imaginário, centrado numa cidade ficcional, mas tipicamente indiana. Nas suas histórias, encontramos astrólogos, encantadores de serpentes, crianças destemidas, eremitas – uma multiplicidade de personagens que cativam o leitor, através de uma combinação única de realismo e fantasia, de sabedoria e humor. Não obstante o apelo óbvio da escrita de Narayan, em Portugal não há ainda traduções das obras deste escritor, pelo que nos propuse
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Pousse, Michel. "La révolution indienne dans les années trente à travers les romans de M. R. Anand, de R. Rao et de R K. Narayan." Paris 3, 1995. http://www.theses.fr/1996PA030028.

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Dans les annees trente, les evenements politiques qui se deroulent en inde affectent les ecrivains indiens d'expression anglaise. Mulk raj anand, raja rao et r. K. Narayan publient alors leurs premiers romans. Avec le recul que permet le passage du temps, il apparait aujourd'hui que ces romans, salues lors de leur parution comme des descriptions objectives de l'inde profonde, ne furent en fait qu'un moyen, pour chacun des trois ecrivains, d'exprimer ses convictions politiques. Apres une presentation des ecrivains, des antecedants de la litterature indo-anglaise et du contexte politico-social d
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Griffiths, Sheila Margaret. "Kim and his progeny." Thesis, Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1999. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B21240966.

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Naher, Shamsun. "Chronotopic manifestations and narrative discourse : a comparative study of the works of Naguib Mahfouz and R. K. Narayan." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.442056.

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Rohde, Larissa. "An annotated translation of Narayan's novel The Guide." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/33236.

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Esta tese consiste em uma tradução anotada do romance O Guia (1958), de R. K. Narayan. A tese apresenta uma discussão crítica de aspectos práticos e suposições teóricas subjacentes ao processo de tradução. Nas últimas décadas, a área de estudos da tradução expandiu-se e apropriou-se de vários significados, e atualmente vai muito além da dimensão textual. O conceito de tradução hoje engloba não só aspectos linguísticos como também questões culturais e históricas. As notas, portanto, dividem-se em duas categorias distintas: a) notas em português sobre expressões e palavras culturalmente específi
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Muthiah, Kalaivahni Chelliah Shobhana Lakshmi. "Fictionalized Indian English speech and the representations of ideology in Indian novels in English." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2009. http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12168.

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Muthiah, Kalaivahni. "Fictionalized Indian English Speech and the Representations of Ideology in Indian Novels in English." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2009. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12168/.

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I investigate the spoken dialogue of four Indian novels in English: Mulk Raj Anand's Untouchable (1935), Khushwant Singh's Train to Pakistan (1956), Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan's The World of Nagaraj (1990), and Rohinton Mistry's Family Matters (2002). Roger Fowler has said that literature, as a form of discourse, articulates ideology; it is through linguistic criticism (combination of literary criticism and linguistic analyses) that the ideologies in a literary text are uncovered. Shobhana Chelliah in her study of Indian novels in English concludes that the authors use Indian English (IndE
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Books on the topic "R. K. Narayan"

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Holmstrom, Lakshmi. The novels of R. K. Narayan. 2nd ed. Writers Workshop, 1992.

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Ramteke, S. R. R. K. Narayan and his social perspective. Atlantic Publishing, 1998.

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Yolande, Cantù, ed. R.K. Narayan, The guide: A critical view. Collins in association with the British Council, 1985.

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Beatina, Mary. Narayan: A study in transcendence. P. Lang, 1993.

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Geoffrey, Kain, ed. R.K. Narayan: Contemporary critical perspectives. Michigan State University Press, 1993.

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Narayan, Rasipuram Krishnaswamy. My days: A memoir. Picador, 2001.

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Antwerpen, Universitaire Instelling, ed. Surviving colonialism: A study of R.K. Narayan, Anita Desai, V.S. Naipaul. Universiteit Antwerpen, 2000.

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Jha, Raghbendra. The First Ten K R Narayanan Orations: Essays by Eminent Persons on the Rapidly Transforming Indian Economy. ANU Press, 2006.

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Australia South Asia Research Centre, ed. The first ten K R Narayanan orations: Essays by eminent persons on the rapidly transforming Indian economy. ANU E Press, 2006.

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Thieme, John. R. K. Narayan. Manchester University Press, 2013.

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Book chapters on the topic "R. K. Narayan"

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Riemenschneider, Dieter. "Narayan, R. K." In Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL). J.B. Metzler, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-05728-0_16815-1.

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Kreutzer, Eberhard. "Narayan, R. K.: The Guide." In Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL). J.B. Metzler, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-05728-0_16816-1.

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Riemenschneider, Dieter. "Narayan, R. K.: The Financial Expert." In Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL). J.B. Metzler, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-05728-0_16819-1.

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Riemenschneider, Dieter. "Narayan, R. K.: The Painter of Signs." In Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL). J.B. Metzler, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-05728-0_16818-1.

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Riemenschneider, Dieter. "Narayan, R. K.: The Man-Eater of Malgudi." In Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL). J.B. Metzler, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-05728-0_16817-1.

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Kohli, Devindra. "The Relevance of the Transforming Image of Self-volitional Deprivation: R. K. Narayan's The Guide." In Representations & Reflections. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.14220/9783737013208.93.

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"R. K. Narayan:." In Cultural Imperialism and the Indo-English Novel. Penn State University Press, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.5325/j.ctv14gphgb.5.

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Thieme, John. "Contexts and intertexts." In R. K. Narayan. Manchester University Press, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.7228/manchester/9780719059261.003.0001.

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Thieme, John. "Early novels." In R. K. Narayan. Manchester University Press, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.7228/manchester/9780719059261.003.0002.

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Thieme, John. "Middle-period novels: Mr Sampath to Waiting for the Mahatma." In R. K. Narayan. Manchester University Press, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.7228/manchester/9780719059261.003.0003.

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Conference papers on the topic "R. K. Narayan"

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Kozhisseri, Yoonus. "Language and Lesser Forms of Language: Arabi-Malayalam Negotiating the Canon with Malayalam :iterary Listoriographies." In XII Congress of the ICLA. Georgian Comparative Literature Association, 2025. https://doi.org/10.62119/icla.4.9005.

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This chapter examines the formative relations between Malayalam and Arabi-Malayalam, a scriptorial variant of Malayalam that employs Arabic script and popular among the Mappila Muslim community of Malabar region of the present Kerala. As a linguistic form of peculiar scriptorial pattern and eth­nic-religious affiliation, Arabi-Malayalam had been invariably been over­looked, appropriated, and misrepresented in seminal documentary records of Malayalam such as historiographies, dictionaries, etc. This has undoubtedly been conducive to the near-extinct state of the linguistic form. This particu­la
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