Every day brings a new story. And each day contributes to story telling -- in prose and in poetry, in art and in music, on the stage, on the screen, and, of course, in books.
Today is the story of Oct. 10th
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It is the 283nd day of the year, leaving 82 days remaining in 2022.
He is generally considered one of the great three Indian writers of the 20th Century who wrote in English.
He told his stories in elegant and succinct prose, wit lacing his tales about the clash between a developing, modern India and its ancient traditions.
Like the American author William Faulkner, Narayan created a fictional town to set his tales. Narayan's was Malgudi, a Bangalore town, which represented a typical Indian city.
His first novel was set there. Swami and Friends was a semi-autobiographical tale of a young Indian life published in 1935. Two more novels, also based on his own life -- Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher -- completed the trilogy.
The final novel, poignant and intense, is consider among his finer works. It is about a teacher who tries to come to grip with his mundane life after the unexpected death of his young wife. It was praised for weaving "tragedy and humor so deftly together."
His other novels over the years include Waiting for the Mahatma, The Man-Eater of Malgudi, and The Vendor of Sweets.
Narayan also wrote short stories, which were praised for delivering a powerful tale in a compressed format. Among his collections are Lawley Road, published in 1956, and The Grandmother's Tale, in 1993.
He has been awarded the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan, India's second and third highest civilian awards.
Narayan died in Channai, the current name of his hometown, in 2001.
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