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R. K. Narayan

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(Comprehensive Guide to Short Stories, Critical Edition)

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“Under the Banyan Tree,” the title story in R. K. Narayan’s collection Under the Banyan Tree, and Other Stories (1985), appeared originally in his earlier volume, An Astrologer’s Day, and Other Stories (1947). It is the story of an old-fashioned storyteller named Nambi, in whom Narayan has created a character of mythic dimensions. The story radiates its author’s deep love for tradition as he, using the omniscient point of view, nostalgically evokes the Old World charm of oral storytelling by showcasing Nambi...