R.K. Narayan

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf Author
gptkbp:artMovement gptkb:Indian_English_Literature
gptkbp:awards Padma Bhushan
AC Benson Medal
gptkbp:birthDate October 10, 1906
gptkbp:bornIn Madras
gptkbp:children K._R._Narayanaswamy
gptkbp:deathDate May 13, 2001
gptkbp:education gptkb:Loyola_College
gptkbp:famousFor Creating_the_fictional_town_of_Malgudi
gptkbp:genre Fiction
Short stories
Novels
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label R.K. Narayan
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Arundhati_Roy
gptkb:Vikram_Seth
gptkb:Salman_Rushdie
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Mark_Twain
Mulk Raj Anand
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:nationality Indian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Swami_and_Friends
gptkb:The_Vendor_of_Sweets
The Dark Room
Malgudi Days
The Guide
The Financial Expert
The Guide (novel)
The Grandmother's Tale
The Man-Eater of Malgudi
The Painter of Signs
The World of Nagaraj
A Horse and Two Goats
The Guide (film adaptation)
The Mahabharata (retelling)
The_English_Teacher
The_Bachelor_of_Arts
The_English_Teacher_(novel)
The_Ramayana_(retelling)
gptkbp:occupation Essayist
Novelist
Playwright
Short story writer
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Chennai
gptkbp:setting Malgudi
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Rajam_Narayan
gptkbp:website http://www.rknarayan.com