My Days A Memoir
My Days A Memoir by R. K. Narayan, published by Pan Macmillan in 2001, is the only memoir from the acclaimed writer known for his significant contributions to English literature. This edition spans 192 pages and is presented in English. In this work, Narayan recounts his life experiences, starting from his childhood in Madras, where he shares humorous anecdotes about his upbringing, including his interactions with a pet peacock and his early disinterest in formal education.
Readers will find a blend of humor and insight as Narayan reflects on his journey from a young boy training grasshoppers to becoming a writer. The memoir captures his encounters with various figures, including British diplomats and Indian officials, while exploring themes of creativity and love. Through his distinctive narrative style, Narayan offers a candid look at his life, marked by both challenges and triumphs, providing a unique perspective on the intellectual landscape of 20th-century India.
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With a foreword by John UpdikeMy Days is the only memoir from R. K. Narayan, one of the twentieth century’s most important writers in the English language. In the wryly funny style that has made him famous, R. K. Narayan shares his life story, beginning in his grandmother’s garden in Madras with a ferocious pet peacock. As a young boy with no interest in school he trains grasshoppers and scouts and then, against the advice of all, especially his commanding headmaster father, the dreaming Narayan begins to write fiction. When one of his pieces is accepted by Punch magazine, what he describes as his ‘first prestige publication’, his life becomes gradually filled with bumbling British diplomats, strange movie moguls, evasive Indian officials and ‘the blind urge’ to fall in love. Like his fiction, R. K. Narayan’s memoirs are acutely perceptive of the human condition, often brilliantly funny and always forgiving.
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