Swami and Friends

Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan First published 1935

About this book

Narayan’s debut novel, this is also the first to be set in the fictional town of Malgudi and the first of a semi-autobiographical trilogy, along with ‘The Bachelor of Arts’ and ‘The English Teacher’. It relates, in a gently humorous fashion, the life and adventures of a young boy and his friends as they grow up in a small provincial town. It has been highly praised by a number of critics and writers, including Graham Greene.

Subjects

  • fiction
  • fiction, general
  • india, fiction
  • juveniles in fiction
  • malgudi (india : imaginary place)
  • near and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author)
  • social life and customs
  • students