The Guide Summary
R. K. Narayan

Everything you need to understand or teach The Guide by R. K. Narayan.

  • The Guide Summary & Study Guide
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The Guide Summary

R.K. Narayan's novel The Guide is the story of a man named Raju who comes from a small village in India called Malgudi. Malgudi itself does not exist. This fact gives Narayan's novel the feeling of a fable or fantasy. Raju's life is predicated on a series of self-deceptions which eventually lead the character down a road of confusion, loss of self and then to spiritual transformation and awakening.

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