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Volume : II, Issue : II, March - 2012 R.K. Narayan : A Typical Craftsman Jitender kumar Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : As we know that R.K. Narayan created an imaginary place Malgudi in his works. And most of the
novels and stories take place in this venue. Narayan depicted the Indian society scenario through his works
on the land of Malgudi. Narayan's craftsmanship lies not only in the conventional life of Malgudi but also in
the leaving attention he devotes to building up a real picture of Malgudi and its inhabitants. Malgudi is his
greatest Character with its Mempi Hills, tiger haunted jungles, Natraj Printing shop, Jagan's sweet
emporium, Johansian Character's like Mr. Sampath and Natraj. Narayan finds plenty of comedy in the
normal life of Malgudi. His attitude towards Malgudi remains lovingly sympathetic. He loves to depict the
traditional life of Malgudi with all its backwardness gentle-teasing and deep understanding. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : Jitender kumar, (2012). R.K. Narayan : A Typical Craftsman. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. II, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/789.pdf References : - R.K. Naryan has not only attracted a large number of readers, writers and reviewers but has also received critical acclaim from Indian and foreign critics.
- He has received excellent response from E. M. Forster, Graham Greene, William Walsh, and Mc Catchion.
- Most of the universities in India have provided for the study of Narayan at the graduate and postgraduate levels.
- He has been drawing the attention of the research scholars on different aspects of his novels.
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