R. K. Narayan
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R. K. Narayan was a celebrated Indian novelist best known for his English-language fiction set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi, including works like "Swami and Friends" and "The Guide."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R. K. Narayan canonical | 3 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essayist
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novelist ⓘ person ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| adaptationOfWork |
Guide (1965 Hindi film)
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Malgudi Days (Indian television series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Padma Bhushan
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Padma Vibhushan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahitya Akademi Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Mulk Raj Anand
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Raja Rao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFictionalUniverse | Malgudi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-10-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-05-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Maharaja's College, Mysore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Narayanaswami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalSettingOfWork | Malgudi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Indian English literature
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fiction ⓘ realist fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Rasipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | English literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Indian English literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Nobel Prize in Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Tiger for Malgudi
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Malgudi Days NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Sampath NERFINISHED ⓘ Swami and Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ Talkative Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bachelor of Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dark Room NERFINISHED ⓘ The English Teacher NERFINISHED ⓘ The Financial Expert NERFINISHED ⓘ The Guide NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man-Eater of Malgudi NERFINISHED ⓘ The Vendor of Sweets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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journalist ⓘ novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chennai
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Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pseudonym | R. K. Narayan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | R. K. Laxman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence |
Chennai
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Mysore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | R. K. Laxman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Rajam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
ironic humor
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simple prose ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
University of Mysore