Rasipuram Krishnawami Iyer Narayanaswani , better known as R.K. Narayan. R. K Narayan was an Indian writer known for his work set within the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a number one author of early Indian literature in English together with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. His writings main theme are social context and daily life of social characters.
R. K Narayan well known Novels
1. Swami and Friends
2. The Bachelor of Arts
3. The Dark Room
4. The English Teacher
5. The Financial Expert
6. Mr. Sampath
7. Waiting for the Mahatma
8. The Guide
9. The Man- Eater of Malgudi
10. The Vendor of Sweet
11. The Painter of Signs
12. The Tiger for Malgudi
13. Talkative Man
14. The World of Nagaraj
15. Grandmother's Tale
R. K Narayan Non- fiction Books
1. Next Sunday
2. My Dateless Diary
3. My Days
4. A winter's Nightmare
5. Reluctant
6. A Story-Teller's World
7. The Writerly Life
8. Mysore
R. K Narayan Short Story Collection
1. Malgudi Days
2. An Astrologer Day and Other Stories
3. A Horse and Two Goats
4. Lawley Road and Other Stories
5. Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories
6. The Grandmother's Tale and Selected Stories
R. K Narayan Mythological Writings
1. God's, Demons and Other
2. The Ramayana
3. The Mahabharata