内容简介
TwocomicgemsfromthefatherofmodernIndianfiction-availableinonevolumeforthefirsttimeThesetwonovelsshowR.K.Narayanathisbest,offeringenchantingtalesofhumanabsurditythatarealsoskillfullywovenparablesinfusedwithHindumysticism.ATigerforMalgudiistoldfromthepointofviewofthetigerRaja,nowoldandtoothless,wholooksbackonhislifeinthecircusandinfilms,andonhisdramaticbidtoescapethebrutishhumanworldinaquestforfreedom.TheMan-EaterofMalgudiisthestoryofNataraj,amild-manneredprinterwhostandsuptoVasu,apugnacioustaxidermist,whenVasubeginstocovetthebelovedtempleelephantforhiscollection.
作者简介
R.K.Narayan(1906–2001),bornandeducatedinIndia,wastheauthoroffourteennovels,numerousshortstoriesandessays,amemoir,andthreeretoldmyths.Hiswork,championedbyGrahamGreene,whobecameaclosefriend,wasoftencomparedtothatofDickens,Chekhov,Faulkner,andFlanneryO'Connor,amongothers.October10,2006,isthecentennialofNarayan'sbirth.