--- title: "3 R K Narayan Quotes - Famous Writer" description: "Indian writer (1906–2001)... | Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanaswami, better known as R. K. Narayan, was an Indian writer and novelist known for his work..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/r-k-narayan-2-87224_scent-of-books_the-faint-aroma-of-gum-and-calico-that-h_1422401.jpg" --- # R K Narayan (1906–2001) Writer **3** quotes in **4** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet R K Narayan was a writer. ## Quick Facts About R K Narayan Born October 10, 1906 Died May 13, 2001 Profession Writer ## About R K Narayan Indian writer (1906–2001)... \| Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanaswami, better known as R. K. Narayan, was an Indian writer and novelist 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 Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. In 1980, he received the ## Quotes by R K Narayan > [“The faint aroma of gum and calico that hangs about a library is as the fragrance of incense to me. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-k-narayan-2/the-faint-aroma-of-gum-and-calico-that-hangs-about-a-library-is-as/) R K Narayan [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/r-k-narayan-2-87224_scent-of-books_the-faint-aroma-of-gum-and-calico-that-h_1422401.jpg) > [“I am up against the system, the whole method & approach of a system of education which makes us morons, cultural morons,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-k-narayan-2/i-am-up-against-the-system-the-whole-method-approach-of-a-system-of/) R K Narayan [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/962/r-k-narayan-2-87224_business_i-am-up-against-the-system-the-whole-met_1882840.jpg) > [“All the jarring, rattling and clanking, spurting and hissing of the moving train of the train dissolved in the distance into something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-k-narayan-2/all-the-jarring-rattling-and-clanking-spurting-and-hissing-of-the/) R K Narayan [Fitness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fitness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfa/r-k-narayan-2-87224_fitness_all-the-jarring-rattling-and-clanking-sp_2485079.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-k-narayan-2/#itemlist", "name": "R K Narayan Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The faint aroma of gum and calico that hangs about a library is as the fragrance of incense to me. 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