K. S. K. Narayan

GPTKB entity

Properties (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:artMovement Modernism
Realism
International acclaim
Widely studied
gptkbp:associatedWith Malgudi
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Bharat_Ratna
Padma Bhushan
gptkbp:birthDate 1906-10-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:India
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:characteristics Humor
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contributedTo Novels and essays
gptkbp:culturalImpact Significant_in_Indian_English_literature
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Reflected_Indian_society
gptkbp:deathDate 2001-05-13
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:India
gptkbp:editor gptkb:The_Hindu
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Mysore
gptkbp:famousFor Short stories
gptkbp:firstPublished gptkb:Swami_and_Friends
gptkbp:genre Fiction
gptkbp:historicalSite Hindu
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label K. S. K. Narayan
gptkbp:influence Indian_traditions
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Colonial_India
gptkb:V._S._Naipaul
gptkb:James_Joyce
Western literature
Existentialism
Indian_literature
Indian_art
Indian_society
Indian_traditions
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:R._K._Narayan
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi
gptkbp:inspiration Indian_culture
gptkbp:knownFor Literature
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:nationality Indian
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Sahitya_Akademi_Award
Friendship
Swami
The Guide
The_English_Teacher
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:The_Vendor_of_Sweets
gptkbp:notableQuote "The world is a stage, and we are all actors."
gptkbp:notableWork Malgudi Days
Cultural narratives.
gptkbp:occupation Author
Writer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Madras
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Mysore
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:K._S._K._Narayan
N._S._Narayan
K._R._Narayanaswamy
gptkbp:publishedBy Over 30
gptkbp:spouse Nirmala_Narayan
gptkbp:technologyArea Character-driven narratives
gptkbp:theme Social issues
gptkbp:wrote 20th century
Simple and direct
Pioneering_Indian_English_novelist