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Title: A Tiger for Malgudi (Twentieth-Century Classics) by R. K. Narayan ISBN: 0-14-018545-3 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: October, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: What's wrong with being a beast?
Comment: The protagonist of this story is a tiger! He is young and ferocious (as we all fancy we are), he faces the cruelties of the world (being made into a show animal), he reacts through murder and carnage (as might be natural for a tiger), and he evolves into a philosophical and detached being, no longer quite " a beast."
The story of his evolution into an enlightened soul is uplifting.
The message, I think, is that every soul, not just human, has a consciousness, and strives for something.
The proof in the power of Narayan's crystal clear narrative is that the reader feels for the tiger, respects him, and admires him for the soul he has become. (Few lucky folks can attain the state of this smart cat!) Like many Narayan stories, he tackles a challenging premise and makes it appear effortless.
READ THIS! READ THIS!
Rating: 5
Summary: A different kind of classic
Comment: Is it true than only human beings can think? Do not animals have the ability to think? Well, never mind; but what if they did? Well, if animals did think, then you get a classic book, 'A Tiger for Malgudi' by name.
I picked this book up because R.K. Narayan is my favorite author. And when I read the title, I thought the story was about how a man-eater or something enters Malgudi and terrifies the townsfolk and the like. But the blurb bemused me. Wait a minute, this book is different, I thought.
And it really was. The entire story is narrated by a tiger. It recounts its younger days, how it gets caught and is made to perform in a circus, how it escapes only to be captivated by the magical powers of a saint who leads it into the forest. An entertaining philosophical discourse follows, and finally the saint entreats the tiger to enter the protection of a zoo.
The entire novel can be completed in a couple of hours, but when one recounts the tale, one will break into fits of laughter. The humor and sarcasm are so very characteristic of Narayan. And there is no better scene in the story as the one when the tiger enters a local school. If anything, you'll discover India in that one scene.
Rating: 5
Summary: A good book from the first page...
Comment: From page one I was entranced by the intricity of this marvelous book. It runs back to the times of the ancients, and uncovers their wisdom in a way never heard before. I absolutely love this amazing book.
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Title: Malgudi Days (Twentieth-Century Classics) by R. K. Narayan ISBN: 0140185437 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: January, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Swami and Friends (Phoenix Fiction Series) by R. K. Narayan ISBN: 0226568318 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: December, 1980 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Financial Expert by R. K. Narayan ISBN: 0226568415 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: June, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The English Teacher by R. K. Narayan ISBN: 0226568350 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: December, 1980 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Guide (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by R. K. Narayan ISBN: 014018547X Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: June, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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