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Mysore/Malgudi: R.K. Narayan's World of South India

Mysore/Malgudi: R.K. Narayan's World of South India SPECIAL FEATURE: CONVERSATIONS & FICTION R. K. Namyan photo by ]oyce Ravid courtesy of Viking Press MYSORE/MALGUDI: R.K. NARAYAN'S WORLD OF SOUTH INDIA/ Nancy Shields Hardin THE STORY GOES that when Somerset Maugham was a guest of the Maharaja of Mysore (while it was still a princely state) he asked: "How is it that I haven't met Mysore's famous novelist, Mr. R. K. Narayan?" The Maharaja's English secretary is reputed to have given the order: "Find out if there is a famous novelist in Mysore. Consult the university vice-chancellor if necessary." After some stirring about, Maugham was told: "There is no novelist in Mysore. Maybe we can find one for you in Bangalore." Ignorance about Narayan's works is not limited to the British. American literary scholars also have been found remiss. In My Dateless Diary, Narayan tells about his first visit to the States in 1956, a trip funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. While visiting the University of Wisconsin in Madison he was taken to lunch by Helen White, then chairperson of the English Department, and three of her colleagues. The conversation moved along somewhat cautiously, and whether his hosts had actually read any of his books was http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Missouri Review University of Missouri

Mysore/Malgudi: R.K. Narayan's World of South India

Hardin, Nancy Shields.
The Missouri Review , Volume 6 (3) – Oct 5, 1983
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SPECIAL FEATURE: CONVERSATIONS & FICTION R. K. Namyan photo by ]oyce Ravid courtesy of Viking Press MYSORE/MALGUDI: R.K. NARAYAN'S WORLD OF SOUTH INDIA/ Nancy Shields Hardin THE STORY GOES that when Somerset Maugham was a guest of the Maharaja of Mysore (while it was still a princely state) he asked: "How is it that I haven't met Mysore's famous novelist, Mr. R. K. Narayan?" The Maharaja's English secretary is reputed to have given the order: "Find out if there is a famous novelist in Mysore. Consult the university vice-chancellor if necessary." After some stirring about, Maugham was told: "There is no novelist in Mysore. Maybe we can find one for you in Bangalore." Ignorance about Narayan's works is not limited to the British. American literary scholars also have been found remiss. In My Dateless Diary, Narayan tells about his first visit to the States in 1956, a trip funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. While visiting the University of Wisconsin in Madison he was taken to lunch by Helen White, then chairperson of the English Department, and three of her colleagues. The conversation moved along somewhat cautiously, and whether his hosts had actually read any of his books was

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Published: Oct 5, 1983

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