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Notes • Malgudi Days later collection was published on 1975. And it draws from two earlier
collections and includes some New Stories. They are really short and sometimes are just
three pages.

14.3 Keywords

Captivation : Attraction and hold the interest and attention of

Crisply : Firm, dry and brittle, especially in a way considered pleasing
Tragic : Extremely distressing or sad
Anxious : Experiencing worry, nervousness or unease
Provoked : Stimulated (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong, or unwelcome
one) in someone.

14.4 Review Questions

1. Describe about all the 32 short stories of Narayan.

2. Write the name of a short story of Malgudi days.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. (c) 32 2. (a) R.K. Narayan

3. (b) Sarayu 4. (a) Structure
5. (a) R.K. Narayan 6. (b) South India
7. (a) pup.

14.5 Further Readings

Books Malgudi Days, Penguin Books, R.K. Narayan, Jhumpa Lahiri, 2006
Indian English Literature, Basavaraj Naikar, Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 2007

Online links http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1305302.R_K_Narayan
http://www.rigzin.freeservers.com/rknarayan.htm

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