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The Man-Eater of Malgudi

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This is the story of Nataraj, who earns his living as a printer in the little world of Malgudi, an imaginary town in South India. Nataraj and his close friends, a poet and a journalist, find their congenia l days disturbed when Vasu, a powerful taxidermist, moves in with his stuffed hyenas and pythons, and brings his dancing-women up the printer's private stairs. When Vasu, in search of larger game, threatens the life of a temple elephant that Natara j has befriended, complications ensue that are both laughable and tragic.

Language: English

Pages: 176

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Release: June 24, 1993

ISBN: 0140185488

ISBN 13: 9780140185485

The Man-Eater of Malgudi

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This is the story of Nataraj, who earns his living as a printer in the little world of Malgudi, an imaginary town in South India. Nataraj and his close friends, a poet and a journalist, find their congenia l days disturbed when Vasu, a powerful taxidermist, moves in with his stuffed hyenas and pythons, and brings his dancing-women up the printer's private stairs. When Vasu, in search of larger game, threatens the life of a temple elephant that Natara j has befriended, complications ensue that are both laughable and tragic.

Language: English

Pages: 176

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Release: June 24, 1993

ISBN: 0140185488

ISBN 13: 9780140185485

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