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A Writer's Nightmare
First edition
AuthorR. K. Narayan
GenreEssays
PublisherPenguin Books

Publication date

1988
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint
ISBN978-0-14-010791-3
OCLC20542881

Dewey Decimal

824 20
LC ClassPR9499.3.N3 A6 1987
Preceded byTalkative Man 
Followed byThe World of Nagaraj 

A Writer's Nightmare is a collection of essays by R. K. Narayan published in 1988 by Penguin Books.[1] The essays included in the book are about topics as diverse as the caste system, love, Nobel Prize winners and monkeys; the book provides readers a unique view of Indian life.[2] The essays were written at various points between 1958 and 1988; the book includes a significant essay, Misguided Guide, expressing Narayan's displeasure with the film Guide, based on his book The Guide.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brians, Paul (2003). Modern South Asian literature in English. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-313-32011-8. OCLC 231983154.
  • ^ Gabree, John (23 July 1989). "PAPERBACKS Artists of the Essay". Newsday. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  • ^ Thieme, John (2007). R. K. Narayan. Manchester University Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-7190-5927-8. OCLC 153556493.

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