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A Tiger for Malgudi
by
R.K. Narayan
A venerable tiger, old and toothless now, looks back over his life from cubhood and early days roaming wild in the Indian jungle. Trapped into a miserable circus career as 'Raja the magnificent', he is then sold into films (co-starring with a beefy Tarzan in a leopard skin) until, finding the human world too brutish and bewildering, he makes a dramatic bid for freedom.
R.K
...morePaperback, 160 pages
Published
October 1st 1994
by Penguin Classics
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Once more the great story-teller R. K. Narayan mesmerizes the reader with a tale from his humane corner of the world. It is a corner of his own creation and like other fictional worlds its stories are a delight to read. In this, short novel. we find a narrative for those who like their stories told from the animal's point of view. In this case, a Tiger for the small town of Malgudi; a tiger who is trapped first for a Circus and later sold for use in films. You will be cheering for him as he seek...more
R.K.Narayanan saved me from the hardy boys and their ilk. This novel in particular helped me make that shift to real books. The narrator is a tiger... this still impresses me on the concept front. Although I read it many years back I can still recall the conversation between Raja (the tiger) and his friend, the Sadhu towards the end. They discuss theology and Raja envisions God to be a powerful tiger with many arms and fierce fighting skills. The Sadhu observes that for every creature on earth,...more
Aug 08, 2011
Asra Ghouse
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There are some stories which you don't forget. No matter how long it has been since you last read them. A Tiger for Malgudi classifies as one such story.
Although Malgudi was introduced to me via Swami and his friends, I remember less of him, for some incomprehensible reason. Perhaps I had found this story more humourous than Swami's.
The story is narrated by a tiger, Raja, who recounts the story of his capture by a circus owner, his escape; people's reactions on finding a tiger roaming free in th...more
Although Malgudi was introduced to me via Swami and his friends, I remember less of him, for some incomprehensible reason. Perhaps I had found this story more humourous than Swami's.
The story is narrated by a tiger, Raja, who recounts the story of his capture by a circus owner, his escape; people's reactions on finding a tiger roaming free in th...more
One heart catching story told by a tiger who loses his family and the days he spend in a zoo with a trainer called 'Captain'. The tiger seems to have a decent life with Captain but eventually 'cos of the harsh way of training makes his animal instintcs overcome the relationship and makes him kill the trainer. Later on the tiger finds peace at the old age after meeting a renunciant in the hills and continunes to live there till the death.
A wonderful little book dealing with life through the eyes of a tiger as well as the foibles and follies of the human animal... I do not wish to spoil anyone's impressions by discussing the plot, other reviews have done that already. But this book is very, very deep, on the level of Hesse's Siddhartha. Excellent and very entertaining, so entertaining, you might find yourself in Malgudi- yourself!
The story is interesting till the tiger explains its life in the circus and how it gets a chance to act in a movie. But the plot dampens with the introduction of the Sadhu. R.K Narayan's writing has mixed views in this book.
Sep 27, 2012
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The USP of this Book is , you rarely read a book worded by the Beast himself . Again witty and Humorous as ever R.K.Narayan is one of the best Short-Story writers of the World
The most unusual part of the book is the narrator...He is a Tiger!! A great piece of work by R K Narayan! Simply love it!
R.K. Narayan is a legend. His work inspired me to break all boundaries while letting the story flow
I read this wonderful story as an undergrad in a South Asian literature class.
I liked this simple tale about life in an Indian village told from a tiger's point of view. I would highly recommend this for tweens and young teens looking to read "adult" books (not YA) that are still age appropriate but modern. For kids who are also animal lovers, it's a great way to step up from kids lit.
I love Narayan and I found it in India. Must read!!!
Interesting perspective...the tiger's. I love Narayan.
Not as funny as advertised. Mildly diverting
not up to the mark of the master.
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It was a good read and very interesting because of an unusual narrator (THE TIGER). It was a nice book overall.
work of an author of excellence !!
I love the way they show the complex psycology of humans and tigers through humor. It also paints the rich colorful Southern India into the reader's mind.I really liked the way RKN shows Raja, the tiger as polite and his encounter with the sage... The circus and film set really shows the cruelty to animals. Humor flows freely in the background throughout the novel I believe it is one of the bests of RKN.
This is really an 'autobiography' of a tiger, which kind of reminds me of my primary school days (spent writing about the life of a pen and various other types of stationery). I have some affection for Narayan, having done Malgudi Days for my O-levels way back when, and this novel is mildly entertaining, but is in no way comparable to the actual Malgudi Days.
My perfect class to teach that doesn't exist: World Religions and Literature. This book would fit beautifully into the Buddhist section. Beautifully. It won't work as summer reading novel or class novel, though, I wouldn't have enough time to explain the intricacies of the religion.
Tiger tiger burning Bright / in the forest of the night! Told in the 1st person by the tiger himself, this book wasn't anything spectacular or monumental, but it was subtle and fun. I really can't wait for my next life, maybe I'll be a tiger...
This work is a modern fable. The characters are symbolic with layers of meaning. The novel is set in Narayan's world of Malgudi. Most of the work is in the Fisrt person told through the protagonist which is a tiger. The language is simple and light.
If I'm not mistaken I checked out this book (on CD) from my local library a few years ago. Unfortunately I never finished it, but I enjoyed learning more about the Bengal region of India.
With tigers are getting a bad rap these days in some quarters, here is your chance to explore their philosophical side with the help of R.K. Narayan.
An outstanding book from the perspective of a tiger's life. In my view one of the best RK Narayan effort.
May 21, 2013
Manish Pandey
marked it as to-read
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R. K. Narayan is among the best known and most widely read Indian novelists writing in English.
R.K. Narayan was born in Madras, South India, in 1906, and educated there and at Maharaja's College in Mysore. His first novel, Swami and Friends and its successor, The Bachelor of Arts, are both set in the enchanting fictional territory of Malgudi and are only two out of the twelve novels he based there...more
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R.K. Narayan was born in Madras, South India, in 1906, and educated there and at Maharaja's College in Mysore. His first novel, Swami and Friends and its successor, The Bachelor of Arts, are both set in the enchanting fictional territory of Malgudi and are only two out of the twelve novels he based there...more
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