1906
R. K. Narayan, Indian author (died 2001)
R. K. Narayan, Indian author (died 2001)
R. K. Narayan, Indian author (died 2001)
R. K. Narayan
Indian writer (1906–2001)
- Born
- 1906
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanaswami, better known as R. K. Narayan, was an Indian writer and novelist known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. In 1980, he received the AC Benson Medal from the Royal Society of Literature, and in 1981 he was made an Honorary Member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.
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