About “Swami and Friends”

R. K. Narayan's debut novel, the first set in the fictional town of Malgudi and the first of a semi-autobiographical trilogy alongside The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher. In a gently humorous fashion, it relates the life and adventures of a young boy and his friends as they grow up in a small provincial town, and has been highly praised by critics and writers including Graham Greene.

Book details

Published
1954
Latest edition
2006 · ISBN 1400044766
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Swami and friends 2006 1400044766 Buy on Amazon
Swami and friends 1993 0749397284 Buy on Amazon
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How many pages is Swami and Friends?

Swami and Friends by Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan has 609 pages.

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