For the centennial of his birth, R. K. Narayan's most celebrated novel Formerly India's most corrupt tourist guide, Raju--just released from prison--seeks refuge in an abandoned temple. Mistaken for a holy man, he plays the part and succeeds so well that God himself intervenes to put Raju's newfound sanctity to the test. Narayan's most celebrated novel, The Guide won him the National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy, his country's highest literary honor. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading ...
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For the centennial of his birth, R. K. Narayan's most celebrated novel Formerly India's most corrupt tourist guide, Raju--just released from prison--seeks refuge in an abandoned temple. Mistaken for a holy man, he plays the part and succeeds so well that God himself intervenes to put Raju's newfound sanctity to the test. Narayan's most celebrated novel, The Guide won him the National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy, his country's highest literary honor. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 220 pp. The lightest of rubbing to the cover edges. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean.
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Very Good. Paperback. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Stamped and former owner's inked name on upper corner ffep. Else textblock is clean and tight. All page edges are crisp and sound. Illustrated front cover, light reading creases along spine on front cover, minor folding to corners and minimal shelf rubbing on back cover. 220pp.
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Cover by Bob Reed. Very Good. pp. 220. 35874 shelf. Slim trade paperback, photo covers, lightly rubbed orange spine. A couple of upturned dog-ears. No names, clean text.