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| Author | R. K. Narayan |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | R. K. Laxman |
| Cover artist | Sahil Sahu |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Short story collections |
| Publisher | Indian Thought Publications |
Publication date | 1943 |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 150 |
| ISBN | 81-85986-17-7 |
| OCLC | 7813056 |
| Preceded by | The Dark Room |
| Followed by | The English Teacher |
Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications.[1]
The book was republished outside India in 1982 by Penguin Classics.[2] The book includes 32 stories, all set in the fictional town of Malgudi,[3] located in South India. Each of the stories portrays a facet of life in Malgudi.[4] The New York Times described the virtue of the book as "everyone in the book seems to have a capacity for responding to the quality of his particular hour. It's an art we need to study and revive."[5]
In 1986, a few of the stories in the book were included in the Malgudi Days television series and directed by actor and director, Shankar Nag.
In 2004, the project was revived with film-maker Kavitha Lankesh replacing the late Shankar Nag as director. The new series was telecast from April 26, 2006, on Doordarshan.[6]
In 2014, Google commemorated Narayan's 108th birthday by featuring a Google Doodle showing him behind a copy of Malgudi Days.[7]
- ^ "Malgudi Days by RK Narayan| Kaitholil.com". kaitholil.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Beade, Pedro (1 September 1985). "Ambiguities on parade in R.K.Narayan's stories, people can be animals and vice versa". Providence Journal. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ Magill, Frank (1987). Critical survey of short fiction. Salem Press. pp. 224–226. ISBN 978-0-89356-218-2. OCLC 16225069.
- ^ "Malgudi Days (review)". Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ Broyard, Anatole (20 February 1982). "Books of The Times – The Art of Teeming; Malgudi Days". NY Times. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Malgudi Days on DD1". The Hindu. 12 May 2006. Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ Flood, Alison (10 October 2014). "RK Narayan celebrated in a Google doodle – but only in India". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2014.