''The Grandmother's Tale and Selected Stories'' is a book by

R. K. Narayan Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001) was an Indian writer known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English along with Mul ...

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 1994 by ''Viking Press''. The book includes a

novella A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most short stories. The English word ''novella'' derives from the Italian ''novella'' meaning a short story related to true (or apparently so) facts ...

, ''

Grandmother's Tale ''Grandmother's Tale'' is a novella by R. K. Narayan with illustrations by his brother R. K. Laxman published in 1992 by Indian Thought Publications Indian Thought Publications is a publisher founded in 1942, in Mysore by R. K. Narayan. Nara ...

'' and some other stories in the characteristic Narayan style that captures suffering through comedic narratives. The book was a bestseller in the United States.

References

Short story collections by R. K. Narayan 1994 short story collections Viking Press books {{India-lit-stub