A Horse and Two Goats and Other Stories
A Horse and Two Goats and Other Stories (also published as A Horse and Two Goats) is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan, published in 1970 by The Bodley Head.[1] The book is illustrated by R. K. Laxman, Narayan's brother, and includes five stories.[2] The title story is a sly narrative of a business transaction between an American tourist and an Indian goat-herder as Muni, the result of an inability to communicate with each other.[3]
First edition | |
Author | Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Iyer Narayanaswami [alias R K Narayan] |
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Illustrator | Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Laxman [alias R K Laxman] |
Country | India |
Genre | Collection of short stories |
Publisher | The Bodley Head |
Publication date | 1970 |
Media type | |
Pages | 160 |
ISBN | 978-0-370-01438-8 |
OCLC | 152850 |
823 | |
LC Class | PZ3.N166 Ho3 PR9499.3.N3 |
References
- British book news. British Council. 1970. p. 900. OCLC 1537139.
- May, Charles Edward (2001). Critical Survey of Short Fiction: Bharati Mukherjee - Mona Simpson. Critical survey of short fiction. 5. Frank Northen Magill (2 ed.). Salem Press. p. 1753. ISBN 978-0-89356-011-9. OCLC 248496155.
- Pritchett, Victor Sawdon (1981). The Oxford book of short stories. Oxford University Press. pp. 395. ISBN 978-0-19-214116-3. OCLC 8035224.
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