Not every Ramayana needs scale and spectacle.
R.K. Narayan’s version is calm, clear, and quietly powerful — focused on humanity over heroics. A retelling that trusts the story instead of embellishing it.
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“We always question the bonafides of the man who tells us unpleasant facts.”
✒️ #RKNarayan, Indian novelist (Malguidi Days), was #BOTD 10 October 1906. #Literature
It's been a long time since I read R. K. Narayan. First came across his novels at a Montreal library in the '70s. Just the author to fit the shift in my present reading mood.
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🔴 1985 Indian writer R.K. Narayan publishes his short story collection "Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories"
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Good morning #booksky! 🌞
🔴 1664 Pierre Corneille's play, the tragedy "Othon" premieres in Paris
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“We always question the bonafides of the man who tells us unpleasant facts.”
✒️ #RKNarayan, Indian novelist (Malguidi Days), #DOTD 13 May 2001. #Literature
