Description
Set in the everyday rhythms of a South Indian village, this warmly observed collection follows an enormously popular storyteller whose life is defined by the tales he spins beneath the banyan tree. When he reaches a turning point and chooses to step away from his role—vowing silence—small frictions, rumors, and misunderstandings take on new weight, revealing how much of community life depends on what is said, and what is left unsaid. Through gentle, humane character sketches, the stories explore faith, humor, responsibility, and the quiet tenderness that can surface when words fail. With R. K. Narayan’s signature clarity and compassion, ordinary moments become reflections on identity and the ways meaning travels through gesture, presence, and restraint.
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paperback
Viking Press
Published Jun 1, 1992
193 pages
ISBN: 9780140185447
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First Published
1985
Language
eng
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