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Description:

Narayan’s debut novel, this is also the first to be set in the fictional town of Malgudi and the first of a semi-autobiographical trilogy, along with ‘The Bachelor of Arts’ and ‘The English Teacher’. It relates, in a gently humorous fashion, the life and adventures of a young boy and his friends as they grow up in a small provincial town. It has been highly praised by a number of critics and writers, including Graham Greene.

subjects: Social life and customs,  Students,  Fiction,  Malgudi (India : Imaginary place),  Juveniles in Fiction,  India, fiction,  Fiction, general,  Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author)

Places: India

Times: 20th century