tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post3014423961920808582..comments2024-03-28T00:47:44.556+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: "Lawley Road" by R. K. NarayanMel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-56935644137039140192012-05-07T00:19:39.296+08:002012-05-07T00:19:39.296+08:00I love his short stories and especially the narrat...I love his short stories and especially the narrative technique he uses in them. I in fact wrote a paper on RKN short stories and how they could be read as folktales.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977351998812351175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-84551803080185064232011-12-27T17:53:46.884+08:002011-12-27T17:53:46.884+08:00Parrish Lantern-still using the blogger software f...Parrish Lantern-still using the blogger software for this post.Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-15901274541447230322011-12-27T16:56:03.091+08:002011-12-27T16:56:03.091+08:00WLW?WLW?@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-3018743591660483842011-12-26T08:21:10.980+08:002011-12-26T08:21:10.980+08:00Prashant C. Trikannad -thanks to your mentioning o...Prashant C. Trikannad -thanks to your mentioning of the TV series I have now posted links where all of the 39 episodes of the TV from the 1980s can be viewed-some are in English but mostly in Tamil (I think?)-in any case once you read the story the episodes are easy to follow and really well doneMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-42030942452228802022011-12-23T18:19:00.098+08:002011-12-23T18:19:00.098+08:00Prashant C. Trikannad-yes I meant The Painter of S...Prashant C. Trikannad-yes I meant The Painter of Signs-I like Man-eater as so many crazy things happen in it and the people are so well created-Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-14799774834038005252011-12-23T18:09:01.376+08:002011-12-23T18:09:01.376+08:00Would you be referring to THE PAINTER OF SIGNS? I&...Would you be referring to THE PAINTER OF SIGNS? I'm afraid I haven't read it. Thanks for mentioning THE MAN-EATER OF MALGUDI. It's all coming back to me now, as they say.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-3628442206686476842011-12-23T17:19:31.304+08:002011-12-23T17:19:31.304+08:00Prashant C. Trikannad- My favorite novel (of the s...Prashant C. Trikannad- My favorite novel (of the six I have so far read) is The Man Eater of Malgudi-I now have a copy of The Guide and will read it soon-Have you yet read The Sign Painter? thanks as always for your comments and visits.Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-38608743919785617342011-12-23T16:39:32.789+08:002011-12-23T16:39:32.789+08:00SWAMI AND FRIENDS and A TIGER FOR MALGUDI have alw...SWAMI AND FRIENDS and A TIGER FOR MALGUDI have always been my favourite R.K. Narayan stories. I also enjoyed watching the well-made MALGUDI DAYS on Indian television in the 1980s.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com