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K. Narayan]]<br /> | illustrator = <br /> | cover_artist = <br /> | country = India<br /> | language = English<br /> | series = <br /> | genre = [[Essays]]<br /> | publisher = Orient Paperbacks<br /> | release_date = 1974<br /> | english_release_date =<br /> | media_type = Print<br /> | pages = <br /> | isbn = 978-0-88253-729-0<br /> | oclc = 233801740<br /> | preceded_by = [[The Ramayana (R. K. Narayan)|The Ramayana]]<br /> | followed_by = [[The Painter of Signs]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Reluctant Guru&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is a book by [[R. K. Narayan]] published in 1974 by Orient Paperbacks.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book|last=Khatri|first=Chotte Lal|title=R.K. Narayan: reflections and re-evaluation|publisher=Sarup &amp; Sons|year=2006|pages=211|isbn=978-81-7625-713-8|oclc=123958718}}&lt;/ref&gt; The book consists entirely of discursive essays, some of which were his weekly contributions to &#039;&#039;[[The Hindu]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book|last=McLeod|first=Alan Lindsey|title=R.K. Narayan: critical perspectives|publisher=Sterling Publishers Private Ltd|year=1994|series=Critical studies on literary writers|volume=18|pages=120–121|isbn=978-81-207-1623-0|oclc=30513262}}&lt;/ref&gt; Some of the essays relate to the topic of his American stay, describing with his characteristic irony, the expectations of Americans that he would show them the key to the spiritual life of Indians.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book|last=Narasimhaiah|first=C. D.|title=Critical spectrum: essays in literary culture|publisher=Pencraft International|year=2004|pages=174|isbn=978-81-85753-64-5|oclc=57319443}}&lt;/ref&gt; One criticism of the book is that the essays were too short and therefore lacking in depth.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite journal|year=1975|journal=Journal of the Karnatak University|publisher=Karnatak University|volume=19|pages=142–143|issn=0075-515X|oclc=1713748}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{R. K. Narayan}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Books by R. K. Narayan]]<br /> [[Category:1974 non-fiction books]]<br /> [[Category:Indian essay collections]]<br /> {{India-lit-stub}}<br /> {{Essay-stub}}</div> >I grieve in stereo