--- product_id: 13658575 title: "Malgudi Days (Penguin Classics)" price: "SAR 84" currency: SAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/13658575-malgudi-days-penguin-classics store_origin: SA region: Saudi Arabia --- # Malgudi Days (Penguin Classics) **Price:** SAR 84 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Malgudi Days (Penguin Classics) - **How much does it cost?** SAR 84 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.sa](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/13658575-malgudi-days-penguin-classics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Four gems, with new introductions, mark acclaimed Indian writer R. K. Narayan's centennial Introducing this collection of stories, R. K. Narayan describes how in India "the writer has only to look out of the window to pick up a character and thereby a story." Composed of powerful, magical portraits of all kinds of people, and comprising stories written over almost forty years, Malgudi Days presents Narayan's imaginary city in full color, revealing the essence of India and of human experience. This edition includes an introduction by Pulitzer Prize- winning author Jhumpa Lahiri. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Review: Beautiful, deceptively complex stories - I had the good fortune to read Malgudi Days a few weeks ago while traveling in India for the first time ... I certainly cannot claim to be an expert on India, but I felt like Malgudi Days captured the spirit of India in a few short pages at a time better than thousand page tomes or hours-long miniseries ever possibly could. The hope and heartbreak of the common man and woman (although, unfortunately, the woman's perspective usually takes the back seat), the constant teetering on the knife's edge between riches and ruin, the cruel twists of fate ... although there is something concise and light about Narayan's writing style, many if not most of the stories have a rather dark side to them. In spite of this, the stories are compelling page-turners, as the reader immerses him- or herself into the charismatic town of Malgudi, which itself is arguably the main protagonist of this work. Despite the short length of the stories, taken as a whole there is a kind of haunting beauty--despite the grit and calamity--that sticks with the reader long after they finish this work. Compelling, unforgettable, vibrant and yet tinged by a hint of sadness ... a bit like India itself, dare I say? Review: Narayan's short stories : simply delightful - Jhumpa Lahiri summarizes it all in her introduction to the collection of short stories. Those short stories are very easy to read. They have a natural flow in them. Narayan brings his reader into the heart of an India which is neither idealized nor criticized. Under a simple, clear language and well-wrought little plots, a whole complex world comes to life. Adding all these short stories one to the other builds a colossal portrait of the universal man and of the post-colonial India. A real jewel. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #488,830 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,048 in Cultural Heritage Fiction #5,632 in Short Stories (Books) #18,352 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 3,224 Reviews | ## Images ![Malgudi Days (Penguin Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ElZHu1QpL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful, deceptively complex stories *by C***S on July 19, 2015* I had the good fortune to read Malgudi Days a few weeks ago while traveling in India for the first time ... I certainly cannot claim to be an expert on India, but I felt like Malgudi Days captured the spirit of India in a few short pages at a time better than thousand page tomes or hours-long miniseries ever possibly could. The hope and heartbreak of the common man and woman (although, unfortunately, the woman's perspective usually takes the back seat), the constant teetering on the knife's edge between riches and ruin, the cruel twists of fate ... although there is something concise and light about Narayan's writing style, many if not most of the stories have a rather dark side to them. In spite of this, the stories are compelling page-turners, as the reader immerses him- or herself into the charismatic town of Malgudi, which itself is arguably the main protagonist of this work. Despite the short length of the stories, taken as a whole there is a kind of haunting beauty--despite the grit and calamity--that sticks with the reader long after they finish this work. Compelling, unforgettable, vibrant and yet tinged by a hint of sadness ... a bit like India itself, dare I say? ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Narayan's short stories : simply delightful *by S***E on May 3, 2013* Jhumpa Lahiri summarizes it all in her introduction to the collection of short stories. Those short stories are very easy to read. They have a natural flow in them. Narayan brings his reader into the heart of an India which is neither idealized nor criticized. Under a simple, clear language and well-wrought little plots, a whole complex world comes to life. Adding all these short stories one to the other builds a colossal portrait of the universal man and of the post-colonial India. A real jewel. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Master of the ordinary. *by A***S on September 25, 2013* R. K. Narayan's 'Malgudi Days' is a collection of short stories about the lives of ordinary men and women in an imaginary south Indian village called Malgudi. In this collection the writer proves himself a master of the ordinary; capturing the rhythm of the daily lives of his characters in mundane but oddly compelling pur suits. The stories are keenly descriptive and each character driven narrative subtly draws the reader into a world of craftily developed personal relationships. 'Malgudi Days' presents human experiences that create their own meaning in interconnected personalized realities. ## Frequently Bought Together - Malgudi Days (Penguin Classics) - The Guide: A Novel (Penguin Classics) - The Painter of Signs (Penguin Classics) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/13658575-malgudi-days-penguin-classics](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/13658575-malgudi-days-penguin-classics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Saudi Arabia* *Store origin: SA* *Last updated: 2026-09-18*