| Angelfire: The Guide: Themes of personal transformation are explored in Narayan's novel. |
| Danny Yee's Book Reviews: The Mahabharata, The Ramayana: A review of Narayan's English translations of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, the great Sanskrit epics. |
| Graham Greene and R. K. Narayan: The English writer's importance to Narayan. Contains a Narayan bibliography. |
| India's Prolific Storyteller Dies: New York Times obituary, with an overview of his works. |
| Krishnan's Journey in The English Teacher: Essay on the character Krishnan by Ian Mackean with additional commentary by S. N. Radhika Lakshmi. |
| Life and Works of R. K. Narayan: Article by Pallavi Srivastava traces the personal influences in Narayan's work. (2001) |
| Memorable books by R.K. Narayan: An appreciation of Malgudi Days, My Days: A Memoir, The Guide, and Narayan's retelling of the Ramayana. |
| N. Ram Remembers His Good Friend, R. K. Narayan: N. Ram, one of India's leading journalists, recalls his friendship with R. K. Narayan. Included are links to other articles. |
| New York Review of Books: The Great Narayan: A narrative of R. K. Narayan's life and works by Pankaj Mishra. (February 22, 2001) |
| Outlook India: R. K. Narayan: Review of "The Indian Epics Retold," with links to other Outlook India articles about Narayan. |
| The Guide by R. K. Narayan: Notes by Paul Brians for students reading Narayan's "The Guide." Includes links to Indian traditions and mythology. |
| The Man-Eater of Malgudi: Western Michigan University review discusses postcolonial issues in India: industrialism, caste, and preserving traditions. Bibliography, links, and teaching guidelines. |
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