Indian Thought Publications- Swamy And Friends

Name : Indian Thought Publications- Swamy And Friends

Author : R. K. Narayan

Book Format : Paperback

Edition : 116

Genre : Historical Fiction

ISBN : 9788185986005

Language : English

Pages : 201-300 Pages

Publish Year : 2024

Publisher : Indian Thought Publications

Sub Genre : Humor Fiction Books

Swami And Friends by R. K. Narayan is a novel set in British India, and is about the people in the fictional town of Malgudi.

Summary Of The Book

The protagonist of this book is Swaminathan, a ten year old boy who lives in the fictional town of Malgudi. He lives a simple life and spends his days with his friends Mani and Rajam.

The book details how Swami’s school life changes with the entrance of Rajam. The colonial values instilled in the school also irk Swami. The book also details how Swami flees from home after going through dejecting experiences. All the incidents in Swami’s life change him from the innocent naughty boy to someone who wants to take a revolutionary path. The author details all of Swami’s adventures in British India.

Swami And Friends elaborates on the life of the simpleton who confided only in his grandmother and whose relationships were very emotional and basic in nature. The Guardian acknowledged the novel as one of the world’s best English novels by an Indian author. The stories from Swami And Friends were adapted into a television series called Malgudi Days.

About R. K. Narayan

R. K. Narayan was an internationally acclaimed author. R. K. Narayan has written the famous trilogy of which this book is the first. The other ones are The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher. He has written a whole line of books. Some of them are The Financial Expert,

Country of Origin : India