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This is an enchanting collection from India's foremost storyteller, rich in wry, warmly observed characters from every walk of Indian life - merchants, beggars, herdsmen, rogues - all of whose lives are microcosms of the human experience. Like Nambi in the title story, Narayan has the mesmeric... read more

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First Sentence

Nitya, at six on Friday morning," said his father determinedly, "we leave by bus."

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  1. R. K. Narayan (Author)
 

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