Narayan, R K
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1906-2001) Working name of Indian author Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami, noted for realistic novels about everyday life in southern India. He is of mild sf interest because a subplot of his novel The Vendor of Sweets (1967) involves a proposal to construct a Machine to write novels (see Wordmills). [GW]
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami
born Madras, India: 10 October 1906
died Chennai, India: 13 May 2001
works (selected)
- The Vendor of Sweets (Mysore, India: Indian Thought, 1967) [hb/]
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