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The Grandmother's Tale and Selected Stories
by: R. K. Narayan

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823
EAN: 9780880016247
ISBN: 0880016248
Label: Ecco
Manufacturer: Ecco
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: January 01, 1999
Publisher: Ecco
Sales Rank: 675899
Studio: Ecco

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A remarkable collection of stories from 'India's most notable novelist and short-story writer' (The New York Times Book Review). There is no better introduction to R.K. Narayan than this remarkable collection of stories celebrating work that spans five decades. Characters include a storyteller whose magical source of tales dries up, a love-stricken husband who is told by astrologers he must sleep with a prostitute to save his dying wife, a pampered child who discovers that his beloved uncle may be an impostor or even a murderer. Standing supreme amid this rich assortment of stories is the title novella. Told by the narrator's grandmother, the tale recounts the adventures of her mother, married at seven and then abandoned, who crosses the subcontinent to extract her husband from the hands of his new wife. Her courage is immense and her will implacable -but once her mission is completed, her independence vanishes. Gentle irony, wryly drawn characters, and themes at once Indian and universal mark these humane stories, which firmly establish Narayan as one of the world's preeminant storytellers.

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- Young and Old-A Beautiful Book
A Grandmother's Tale by R.K Narayan is not only a beautifully written book it is easily accessible for children and adults alike. I read this book as a young adult and fell in love with all of Mr. Narayan's prose and have continued to read his entire collection.

The story is a narrative in a narrative where Mr. Naryan is writing his Grandmother's story, a look into an India where child marriage was normal and ananas were still the currency. I can not stress how beautifully written (and translated) this book is as it allows for a reader to journey through an old India which is filled with ancient and family traditions.

This book is relatively short and very easy for a middle school child to read. I would highly recommend this book to parents who are looking to introduce a new type of genre into their children's reading routing. For adults, this book can easily be finished in a day (if not ... Read More

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- Wonderful and Evocative Stories
Grandmother's Tale was my introduction to Narayan and frankly I have been wondering where he's been all my life. These stories are wonderful. They are the kind of stories that stayed with me for several days after reading them. Narayan brings you to a time and a place with each story. His characters are believable, his stories moving, his writing impecable. Each story is full of humanity. I really enjoyed this collection and look forward to reading more of his work.

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