Myth and History in R. K. Narayan's Fiction.

R.K. Narayan is a famous Indian writer in English, his simplicity and enthusiasm for projecting the national psyche won him great fame as a fictional writer. Many renowned critics find that there is a connection between myth and reality with regard to the fictional writings of Indian writers. Mythic and legendary characters are found in the writings of Indian novelists and short story-writers. Some writers mix both myth and history, here the writers use history to achieve their goals of arranging events and characters, modes of presentation and narrative strategies. This paper attempts to indicate to the reading people that R.K. Narayan is a creative writer with an enthusiasm to blend myth and reality in such a way that one might find the blending interesting and informative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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