A Writer's Nightmare
Collection of essays by R. K. Narayan
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A Writer's Nightmare is a collection of essays by R. K. Narayan published in 1988 by Penguin Books.[1] The essays included in the book are about topics as diverse as the caste system, love, Nobel Prize winners and monkeys; the book provides readers a unique view of Indian life.[2] The essays were written at various points between 1958 and 1988; the book includes a significant essay, Misguided Guide, expressing Narayan's displeasure with the film Guide, based on his book The Guide.[3]
References
- ^ Brians, Paul (2003). Modern South Asian literature in English. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-313-32011-8. OCLC 231983154.
- ^ Gabree, John (23 July 1989). "PAPERBACKS Artists of the Essay". Newsday. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ Thieme, John (2007). R. K. Narayan. Manchester University Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-7190-5927-8. OCLC 153556493.
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R. K. Narayan
- Swami and Friends
- The Bachelor of Arts
- The Dark Room
- The English Teacher
- Mr. Sampath – The Printer of Malgudi
- The Financial Expert
- Waiting for the Mahatma
- The Guide
- The Man-Eater of Malgudi
- The Vendor of Sweets
- The Painter of Signs
- A Tiger for Malgudi
- Talkative Man
- The World of Nagaraj
- Grandmother's Tale
- Malgudi Days
- An Astrologer's Day and Other Short Stories
- Lawley Road and Other Stories
- A Horse and Two Goats and Other Stories
- Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories
- The Grandmother's Tale and Selected Stories
- Next Sunday
- My Dateless Diary
- My Days
- Reluctant Guru
- The Emerald Route
- A Writer's Nightmare
- Gods, Demons and Others
- The Ramayana
- The Mahabharata
- Guide
- Malgudi Days
- Banker Margayya
- Mr. Sampat (1952)
- Mr. Sampath (1972)
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