The Guide (English, Paperback, Narayan R. K.)
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- Language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre: Fiction
- ISBN: 9780140185478, 9780140185478
- Pages: 224
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Raju's first stop after his release from prison is the barber's shop. Then he decides to take refuge in an abandoned temple. Raju used to be India's most corrupt tourist guide - but now a peasant mistakes him for a holy man. Gradually, he begins to play the part.
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one word for it..."phenominal"...
whenever i think about this novel....i say just one word"wow!"...the novel is too good...r.k.narayan has so beautifully potrayed everything....the novel is very artistic n keeps the readers glued to it...it just took me a day or two to complete it....awesome...really...if anyone finds an opportunity to read it...dont u dare miss it...n m sure u will truly love it...infact a movie was also made on this novel starring dev anand n waheeda rehman...it also won international recognition...r.k. nar...
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Terrific purchase
With magical imagination and true painting of parallel stories of Raju's past and present is absolutely genious.
In my opinion RK Narayan's writing is pinnacle of Indian english literature. Must for aspiring writers. 100% original copy. Pages and binding very good. Thanks Flipkart for express delivery and great price!
READ MOREIn my opinion RK Narayan's writing is pinnacle of Indian english literature. Must for aspiring writers. 100% original copy. Pages and binding very good. Thanks Flipkart for express delivery and great price!
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Worth the money
As a reader, I enjoyed the book The Guide which has been fabulously written by Mr. R.K. Narayan. His way of writing has impressed me a lot. This book is full of suspense. With every turning page, a new mystery is revealed. The context of words that has been chosen is magnificent. At times the story seems very confusing, like Once Rosie agreed Raju's proposal and spent time with him but some days later she started showing concern for her husband. Thus, its not clear what she was up to but its ...
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Now THIS is true Indian writing.
I would advise anyone who is interested in good literature to read this book. I won't take up your time and just say that it's beautiful. Really.
As for the physical condition of the book---
it looks bright (the cover is really unique as you can see!)
I got my copy delivered in perfect condition (with sharp corners and all)
the pages are smooth
the font is not too small, nor too large, just about perfect
READ MOREAs for the physical condition of the book---
it looks bright (the cover is really unique as you can see!)
I got my copy delivered in perfect condition (with sharp corners and all)
the pages are smooth
the font is not too small, nor too large, just about perfect
Anuska
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Simply a masterpiece but.....
Well it is one of those masterpieces R K Narayan has carved over his lifetime as we find in the introductory part. The Guide is the story of transformation of the protagonist Raju from being a tourist guide to the stage of a sadhu. It also humorously depicts the picture of so called Saints or Sadhus which are flourishing across the nation and fooling us around with their miracles.
During the story you could feel the ecstasies, anger, love and humor as well associated with the characters ther...
READ MOREDuring the story you could feel the ecstasies, anger, love and humor as well associated with the characters ther...
Panky
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Lively & Lovely Classic from R.K.Narayan with humor packed inside
A pastime book and interesting story.Raju's romanticism towards dancer, his description about her,keeping his promise to be with her in difficulties, fear of loosing her to his husband that made him to commit mistake attracting jail sentence, a good and obvious helping word to farmer that converted him overnight to a holy man and the way villagers mistook his word thus "entertaining" him to fast and etc., make the story run smooth and somewhere you will find your character included in the sto...
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excellent
its good, its engaging. r k narayan's great work. after reading it you will feel like you have read something which made you happy and a bit more wiser.
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Can very well imagine Dev Anand as Raju
When I fisrt started reading this book, my foremost interst was to continue the habbit of reading novels based on which movies are made, so as to understand commercial conceptualization of a plot.
The Guide, I feel, is a work of genious, though I am yet to read Malgudy Days, Waiting for Mahatma or The English Teacher, I felt the brilliance of RKN. The content is so subtle & volatile, the scenes keep on moving faster & faster, but not typically like the novels of new generation, these scenes ...
READ MOREThe Guide, I feel, is a work of genious, though I am yet to read Malgudy Days, Waiting for Mahatma or The English Teacher, I felt the brilliance of RKN. The content is so subtle & volatile, the scenes keep on moving faster & faster, but not typically like the novels of new generation, these scenes ...
Keyur Shah
May, 2013
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Excellent
good quality.
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Really Nice
I had seen guide film about twenty years ago,but I didnot know the film is on the book. I found the book on flipkart while searching other books,I placed the order and within a week the book was delivered to my house. I read it in four days,and i came to know that narayanan sir was a great writer,here i thank to flipkart for providing such an excellent service,otherwise,I never get such books to read as i live in a remote place where english books are not avaliable.TM.shaikh,Ausa,maharashtra.
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Q:Is it an origianl text book ?
A:Yes.
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Q:Does this book has text or only summary of novel?
A:It has the text
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Q:How many pages are there in this book?
A:256 pages
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Q:This book is for class 11
A:No, this is for English Honors students
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Q:how is the paper quality
A:paper quality was good and an interesting read
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Q:is this unedited version or edited ?
A:This is unedited version and has the complete text
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Q:is it complete novel right? helpful for ma english?
A:Yes, it is the complete novel. It will help you for sure. However, he does not have any critical essays in it. If u are only concerned with the text, this is the cheapest publication, so go for it.
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Q:Is this book for English Honours 2nd semester??
A:It is based on Indian English Literature. In Vidyasagar University syllabus it is on 4th semester. Otherwise it is written in much easy language. So any 1st year hons student can go for it.
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Q:Does it exists in the form of a continuous text, or chapterwise?
A:it's in the form of chapters
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