Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, International Fiction, Adult
ISBN: 9780099282280
Published: August 2001
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Page Extent: 192
Format: Paperback
RRP 250.00

English Teacher

R K Narayan

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Krishna, an English teacher in the town of Malgudi, nagged by the feeling he's doing the wrong work, is nonetheless delighted by his domestic life, where his wife and young daughter wait for him outside the house every afternoon. Devastated by the death of his wife, Krishna comes to realise what he really wants to do, and makes a decision that will change his life forever.

About the Author

R K Narayan

R K Narayan

R K Narayan’s writing spans the greatest period of change in modern Indian history, from the days of the Raj – Swami and Friends (1935), The Bachelor of Arts (1937) and The English Teacher (1945) – to recent years of political unrest – The Painter of Signs (1976), A Tiger for Malgudi (1983), and Talkative Man (1987). He has published numerous collections of short stories, including Malgudi Days (1982), and Under the Banyan Tree (1985), and several works of non-fiction.

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