R. K. Narayan as a Writer of Comedies
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R.K. Narayan (1906 to 2001) occupies a distinctive place by virtue of his wide range of subjects, impressive narrative technique, sparkling wit and humour and imaginative richness of all the Indian-English novelists of our day. He is one of ‘the Big Three’ in Indian English fiction. If Mulk Raj Anand is known for his social reformist zeal and love for the weaker sections of society and if Raja Rao distinguishes himself for his philosophical propensity, R.K. Narayan has established himself as a writer of social incongruities and individual whimsicalities in his novels.
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