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Malgudi Schooldays: The Adventures Of Swami And His Friends

by R.K. Narayan

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This is a slightly abridged version of Narayan's celebrated novel 'Swami and Friends', and includes two other short stories featuring Swami. It is a brilliantly evocative and delightfully funny account of the growing-up years from one of the greatest English language writers of our time.

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humorhumorMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
IndiaIndiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
medium · 263 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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