A Horse and Two Goats and Other Stories explained

A Horse and Two Goats
Author:Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Iyer Narayanaswami [alias R K Narayan]
Illustrator:Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Laxman [alias R K Laxman]
Country:India
Genre:Collection of short stories
Publisher:The Bodley Head
Release Date:1970
Media Type:Print
Pages:160
Isbn:978-0-370-01438-8
Dewey:823
Congress:PZ3.N166 Ho3 PR9499.3.N3
Oclc:152850

A Horse and Two Goats and Other Stories (also published as A Horse and Two Goats) is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan, published in 1970 by The Bodley Head.[1] The book is illustrated by R. K. Laxman, Narayan's brother, and includes five stories.[2] The title story is a sly narrative of a business transaction between an American tourist and an Indian goat-herder as Muni, the result of an inability to communicate with each other.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: British book news. British Council. 1970. 900. 1537139.
  2. Book: May, Charles Edward. Frank Northen Magill. Critical Survey of Short Fiction: Bharati Mukherjee - Mona Simpson. Salem Press. 2001. 2. 5. 1753. 978-0-89356-011-9. 248496155.
  3. Book: Pritchett, Victor Sawdon. The Oxford book of short stories. Oxford University Press. 1981. 395. 978-0-19-214116-3. 8035224. registration.