tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post7877024467531060471..comments2024-03-28T14:38:25.395-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Man-Eater of Malgudi: R. K. NarayanTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-87173213884236825182013-12-29T14:59:51.659-08:002013-12-29T14:59:51.659-08:00Moira, I found the book a change of pace and plan ...Moira, I found the book a change of pace and plan to continue reading them.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-38619612519577114572013-12-29T13:04:01.116-08:002013-12-29T13:04:01.116-08:00I have been hearing about the Malgudi books for ye...I have been hearing about the Malgudi books for years, but have somehow never tried them - perhaps your review will give me the push I need! Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-90158630939120911572013-12-28T18:05:45.342-08:002013-12-28T18:05:45.342-08:00Keishon, that's great. Just based on the descr...Keishon, that's great. Just based on the description, Tiger for Malgudi sounds very good. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-22193840779463290622013-12-28T17:03:17.445-08:002013-12-28T17:03:17.445-08:00Just FYI, I opted to try A Tiger for Malgudi. Read...Just FYI, I opted to try A Tiger for Malgudi. Read the first chapter and like the writing style. Took a big risk because there wasn't a sample to be read. It was filled up with front matter. I promise to share my thoughts on it sometime next year. Again, thanks. whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-18384483588172203792013-12-28T11:11:45.879-08:002013-12-28T11:11:45.879-08:00Col, I hope to be following this up with more by N...Col, I hope to be following this up with more by Narayan. And possibly some other Indian authors, although I have to curtail my buying in 2014. Went wild in 2013.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-25793033366444956672013-12-28T07:24:49.324-08:002013-12-28T07:24:49.324-08:00An interesting book, and I can't claim to have...An interesting book, and I can't claim to have read any Indian fiction, so one to mull over, thanks.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-69547577792974559532013-12-27T18:20:17.588-08:002013-12-27T18:20:17.588-08:00Keishon, I hope you like this one. You have a Happ...Keishon, I hope you like this one. You have a Happy New Year too.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57597045589805536642013-12-27T17:39:14.425-08:002013-12-27T17:39:14.425-08:00Off to find this one. Thanks for the review Tracy ...Off to find this one. Thanks for the review Tracy and Happy New Year :-) whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-70590281029823825742013-12-27T14:54:07.254-08:002013-12-27T14:54:07.254-08:00Margot, definitely an interesting book, and I am s...Margot, definitely an interesting book, and I am sure you would enjoy his writing.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-68678647246938246212013-12-27T14:53:06.474-08:002013-12-27T14:53:06.474-08:00Thanks for all the additional information on other...Thanks for all the additional information on other Indian authors, Prashant. I will definitely try some of these authors. I do have The Namesake by Lahiri.<br /><br />It is also interesting that R. K. Narayan's brother is a well-known cartoonist. Thanks so much for introducing me to this writer.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-64914120903152739962013-12-27T14:31:22.027-08:002013-12-27T14:31:22.027-08:00Thanks, Neer, for the suggestions. I think, having...Thanks, Neer, for the suggestions. I think, having read a bit more about Narayan's writing, I will start at the beginning books. I will find a copy of Swami and Friends. The Guide also sounds good.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-79460588755019734112013-12-27T07:09:10.655-08:002013-12-27T07:09:10.655-08:00Tracy - What a terrific story and a great choice f...Tracy - What a terrific story and a great choice for a post. I clearly must read some of Narayan's work. I've heard of it but hadn't (yet) tried it. Time to change that. Soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-81570465663013338202013-12-27T00:04:33.156-08:002013-12-27T00:04:33.156-08:00I forgot to mention that Pico Iyer is of Indian or...I forgot to mention that Pico Iyer is of Indian origin, born in Britain. Also, Jhumpa Lahiri, the Indian American writer, is noted for INTERPRETER OF MALADIES, a collection of short stories (Pulitzer) and THE NAMESAKE which was made into a very nice film starring Irrfan Khan, of LIFE OF PI fame. I have read the first book.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-14680248909170765592013-12-26T21:51:02.011-08:002013-12-26T21:51:02.011-08:00Tracy, thank you for the kind mention. The late R....Tracy, thank you for the kind mention. The late R.K. Narayan was one of India's most celebrated writers and, I might add, the father of Indian fiction. He was a close friend of Graham Greene, as you mentioned, and was also briefly associated with Somerset Maugham, I think. His younger brother, R.K. Laxman, has been the country's most famous cartoonist. I was delighted to know that you liked this book which contains two of his popular stories. Neer has already filled you in on his other work. I also recommend MALGUDI DAYS, the television series based on many of Narayan's stories. You'll enjoy it for its rustic appeal.<br /><br />I'm not surprised that your copy had an introduction by Pico Iyer, a terrific writer, who along with Salman Rushdie (Booker), Amitav Ghosh, Rohinton Mistry, Khushwant Singh, Vikram Seth, Upamanyu Chatterjee, Anita Desai and her daughter Kiran Desai (Booker), Kiran Nagarkar, Githa Hariharan, and Ruskin Bond (who made India his home long ago), among several others, form the bulwark of award-winning Indian writers in English. Besides, there are hundreds of authors who write fiction in India's numerous regional languages with translations available for many of the books. One can spend a lifetime reading Indian fiction in English or in translation.<br /><br />I hope you get a chance to read some of these writers. Frankly, I haven't read all of them myself.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-13417210060591419802013-12-26T19:51:08.437-08:002013-12-26T19:51:08.437-08:00Hi Tracy
So glad that you read Narayan.
My favou...Hi Tracy<br /><br />So glad that you read Narayan.<br /><br />My favourites among Narayan's works are Swami and Friends; The Vendor of Sweets; and The Grandmother's Tale. His most trail-blazing work though is The Guide where a woman enters into an affair outside her marriage. It made quite a statement in the days it was written.<br /><br />I didn't enjoy Maneater much but liked Tiger.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.com