Swami and Friends
Swami and Friends is the first of a series of novels written by R. K. Narayan (1906–2001), English language novelist from India. The novel, the first book Narayan wrote, is set in British India in a town called Malgudi. The second and third books in the trilogy are The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher.
Cover of Malgudi School days 2009 Puffin Classics edition | |
| Author | R. K. Narayan |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | R. K. Laxman |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Published | 1935 Hamilton |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 459 |
| ISBN | 978-0-09-928227-3 |
| OCLC | 360179 |
| Followed by | The Bachelor of Arts |
The novel follows a ten-year-old schoolboy, Swaminathan, and his attempts to court the favour of a much wealthier schoolboy, Rajam.
Malgudi Schooldays is a slightly abridged version of Swami and Friends, and includes two additional stories featuring Swami from Malgudi Days and Under the Banyan Tree.
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