{"product_id":"the-guide-paperback","title":"The Guide - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eR. K. Narayan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Gorra\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the centennial of his birth, R. K. Narayan's most celebrated novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFormerly India's most corrupt tourist guide, Raju--just released from prison--seeks refuge in an abandoned temple. Mistaken for a holy man, he plays the part and succeeds so well that God himself intervenes to put Raju's newfound sanctity to the test. Narayan's most celebrated novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Guide\u003c\/i\u003e won him the National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy, his country's highest literary honor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. K. Narayan \u003c\/b\u003e(1906-2001), born and educated in India, was the author of fourteen novels, numerous short stories and essays, a memoir, and three retold myths. His work, championed by Graham Greene, who became a close friend, was often compared to that of Dickens, Chekhov, Faulkner, and Flannery O'Connor, among others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Gorra\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English at Smith College. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Bells in Their Silence: Travels Through Germany\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAfter Empire: Scott, Naipaul, Rushdie\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 7.76 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753722347808,"sku":"9780143039648","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8dd670167440bbe88e9eb7a523687d64.webp?v=1780026276","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-guide-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}