The Guide: A Novel (Penguin Classics)
ISBN-13:
9780143039648
ISBN-10:
0143039644
Edition:
Revised
Author:
R.K. Narayan
Publication date:
2006
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Format:
Paperback
224 pages
Category:
Historical
,
Literature & Fiction
,
Mystery
,
Romance
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ISBN-13:
9780143039648
ISBN-10:
0143039644
Edition:
Revised
Author:
R.K. Narayan
Publication date:
2006
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Format:
Paperback
224 pages
Category:
Historical
,
Literature & Fiction
,
Mystery
,
Romance
Summary
The Guide: A Novel (Penguin Classics) (ISBN-13: 9780143039648 and ISBN-10: 0143039644), written by authors
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For the centennial of his birth, R. K. Narayan's most celebrated novel
Formerly India's most corrupt tourist guide, Raju—just released from prison—seeks refuge in an abandoned temple. Mistaken for a holy man, he plays the part and succeeds so well that God himself intervenes to put Raju's newfound sanctity to the test. Narayan's most celebrated novel, The Guide won him the National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy, his country's highest literary honor.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Formerly India's most corrupt tourist guide, Raju—just released from prison—seeks refuge in an abandoned temple. Mistaken for a holy man, he plays the part and succeeds so well that God himself intervenes to put Raju's newfound sanctity to the test. Narayan's most celebrated novel, The Guide won him the National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy, his country's highest literary honor.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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