His stories were grounded in a compassionate humanism and celebrated the humour and energy of ordinary life. The complete list of RK Narayan books is divided into four categories named as Novels, Short Stories, Mythology and Short Story Collections. Narayan was second among the sons; his younger brother Ramachandran later became an editor at Gemini Studios, and the youngest brother Laxman became a cartoonist. Also, R.K. Narayan Short Stories are included in the list of his works. R.K. Narayan was born on October 10, 1906 in Madras. K.R. You will get the details of each book written by R.K. Narayan and where to buy them. R. K. Narayan Biography -Rasipuram Krishnaswami Ayyar Narayanaswami or R. K. Narayan is one of the most celebrated Indian novelists writing in English. Can anyone summarise "Like the Sun" by R. K. Narayan? He was one of eight children; six sons and two daughters. His family suffered the backlash of the prevalent caste system of those times. No matter where in India you grew up, this simple work would immediately take you back to the times of Malgudi days and the grand storyteller behind it all – R K Narayan. R.K. Narayan is one of the most famous and widely read Indian novelists. While still at the Maharaja College of Mysore, he began to illustrate his elder brother R. K. Narayan's stories in The Hindu, and he drew political cartoons for the local newspapers and for the Swatantra. R. K. Narayan was born in Madras (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), British India into a Vaishnavite Vadama Brahmin family. Narayanan was born on October 27, 1920 in Travancore, Kerala to Kocheril Raman Vaidyar and Punnaththuraveettil Paappiyamma. R.K Laxman's earliest work was for newspapers Rohan and magazines including Swarajya and Blitz. He was born into a very poor Dalit family and was the fourth among the seven siblings. R.K. Narayan Books List and Short Stories. His father was a provincial head master. Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami, famously known as R. K. Narayan, is one of the most prominent Indian English writers. R. K. Narayan Homework Help Questions.