Questions tagged [the-guide]
For the 1958 novel by the Indian writer R K Narayan (1906–2001). Please use with the corresponding author tag.
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Reading The Guide in light of Narayan's My Dateless Diary
R K Narayan's My Dateless Diary (1960) is a journal of sorts written during a long sojourn in the United States. Since this is his first visit to the US, Narayan often alludes to being shown the ...
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In what issue of Life magazine was "Misguided 'Guide'" first published?
R K Narayan's A Writer's Nightmare: Selected Essays 1958–1998 (New Delhi: Penguin, 1988) reprints "Misguided 'Guide'" on pp. 206–217. The essay recounts his experiences during the making of ...
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Examining the parallels between R.K. Narayan's "Selvi" and "The Guide" - Why was it done? What did it achieve?
That there are several parallels between R.K. Narayan's novel The Guide (1958) and his short story "Selvi" (1982) is no secret, and I found many results (too many to sift through) that ...
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