TY  - BOOK
AU  -  	R K Narayan
TI  - The Guide
SN  - 9788185986074
U1  - 823.914 NAR-G 
PY  - 1958///
PB  - Indian Thought Publications
KW  -  	      Malgudi (India : Imaginary place) -- Fiction.     Tour guides (Persons) -- Fiction.     Bharata natyam dancers -- Fiction.
N2  - More by chance than skill, he seduces her away from her husband, a lonely writer who is obsessed with local rock-carvings, and transforms her into a celebrity courted by wealthy and influential dignitaries wherever she performs. Raju makes a loses a fortune, finds himself in jail, and -- through a series of hilarious, ironic circumstances -- becomes one of India\'s great holy men. The history of his success and unexpected fame has all the excitement of a suspense story, told with Narayan\'s customary tolerance and delightful humour. At the same time it raises many profound and disturbing questions
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