The Guide

novel by Indian author R.K. Narayan
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The Guide

Summary

The Guide is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (263 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Guide authored R. K. Narayan[3].
  • The Guide received the Sahitya Akademi Award in English[4].
  • The Guide's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Guide's publisher is recorded as Viking Press[6].
  • The Guide's publisher is recorded as Methuen Publishing[7].
  • The Guide's genre is recorded as fiction[8].
  • The Guide's genre is recorded as philosophical fiction[9].
  • The Guide's followed by is recorded as My Dateless Diary[10].
  • The Guide's followed by is recorded as Next Sunday[11].
  • The Guide's OCLC number is recorded as 65644730[12].
  • The Guide's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • The Guide's country of origin is recorded as India[14].
  • The Guide's publication date is recorded as +1958-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • The Guide's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ydfd[16].
  • The Guide's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1057183W[17].
  • The Guide's narrative location is recorded as India[18].
  • The Guide's narrative location is recorded as Malgudi[19].
  • The Guide's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 6930[20].
  • The Guide's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Guide'}[21].
  • The Guide's OCLC work ID is recorded as 49518490[22].
  • The Guide's form of creative work is recorded as novel[23].

Body

Works and Contributions

The Guide authored R. K. Narayan[3].

Recognition

The Guide received the Sahitya Akademi Award in English[4].

Why It Matters

The Guide ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (263 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did The Guide receive?

Honors received include Sahitya Akademi Award in English[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [4] . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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