''Grandmother's Tale'' is a novella by R. K. Narayan with illustrations by his brother

R. K. Laxman Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman ''Pg. 11 in the source says that Laxman & his brother Narayan were Tamil Iyer Brahmins.'' (24 October 1921 – 26 January 2015) was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. He is best known for his creation ...

published in 1992 by

Indian Thought Publications Indian Thought Publications is a publisher founded in 1942, in Mysore by R. K. Narayan. Narayan founded the company as he was cut off from England owing to the war and needed an outlet for his works. The first book to be published by the company ...

. It was subsequently released outside India as ''The Grandmother's Tale'' by Heinemann in 1993. This book, more than any others, exhibits Narayan's experimental tendencies. The book is about Narayan's great grandmother who is forced to travel far and wide in search of her husband, as narrated to him by his grandmother.:}

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Novels by R. K. Narayan Indian novellas Indian Thought Publications books 1992 Indian novels {{1990s-novel-stub