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This volume is a collection of R. K. Narayan’s four delightful, moving and inspiring stories for all his ardent fans. Summary of the Book Treat yourself to four of the best stories penned by R. K. Narayan in this Omnibus Volume 1. This collection includes the titles: Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts, The Dark Room, and The English Teacher. Like most of his stories, these four are also set in the fictitious town of Malgudi. While Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher form a trilogy, The Dark Room is a separate novel written by Narayan. About R. K. Narayan R. K. Narayan was born in Madras in 1906, and was educated there and at the Maharaja’s College in Mysore. His first novel, Swami and Friends, and the next, The Bachelor of Arts, are both set in the fascinating imaginary territory of Malgudi. Narayan’s work, The Guide, won him the Sahitya Akademi Award, the country’s highest literary honour. Narayan has also authored other collections of short stories, including A Horse and Two Goats, Malgudi Days, and Under the Banyan Tree. He has penned travel books, essays, memoirs, and has re-told legends like The Ramayana and The Mahabharata. In the year 1980, he was honoured with the A.C. Benson Medal by the Royal Society of Literature. R. K. Narayan passed away in 2001.