The book is written by Rasipuram Krishnaswami Ayyar Naranayanaswami but if you ask anybody if he ever read any
story from this person, he or she would hardly say yes as most of the know him as R.K. Narayan.
Malgudi Days is a collection of thirty two short stories. Though the stories are unrelated and independent short stories, they are blended together through Malgudi. The background of all the stories is Malgudi, a small town of southern India. There are no super heroes or villain in any of the stories. When you read the book you would certainly feel that you have met the character of the stories somewhere. It is because the all the characters are very live and taken from daily life.
This book is very popular among Indians. Some people also call it modern “Panchatantra”. This book is easily available online.