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'''''The Emerald Route''''' is a travelogue by [[R. K. Narayan]]. It was published by [[Indian Thought Publications]] in 1980. It is a pseudo-travel guide for [[Karnataka]], India.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kain|first=Geoffrey|title=R.K. Narayan: contemporary critical perspectives|publisher=Michigan State University Press|year=1993|pages=[https://archive.org/details/rknarayancontemp00kain/page/193 193]|isbn=978-0-87013-330-5|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/rknarayancontemp00kain/page/193}}</ref> The book was commissioned by the Government of Karnataka, and the initial non-commercial version was published in 1977 as part of a government publication.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sundaram|first=P. S. |title=R.K. Narayan as a novelist|publisher=B.R. Pub. Corp|year=1988|series=New world literature series|volume=14|pages=132|isbn=978-81-7018-531-4 }}</ref> The book is focused on local history, culture and heritage, and doesn't exhibit much of Narayan's characteristic personal narrative.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rao|first=Ranga|title=R. K. Narayan|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|year=2006|pages=48|isbn=978-81-260-1971-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lgs4ebrb6XAC&pg=PP1|accessdate=2009-08-27}}</ref>
'''''The Emerald Route''''' is a travelogue by [[R. K. Narayan]]. It was published by [[Indian Thought Publications]] in 1980. It is a pseudo-travel guide for [[Karnataka]], India.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kain|first=Geoffrey|title=R.K. Narayan: contemporary critical perspectives|publisher=Michigan State University Press|year=1993|pages=[https://archive.org/details/rknarayancontemp00kain/page/193 193]|isbn=978-0-87013-330-5|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/rknarayancontemp00kain/page/193}}</ref> The book was commissioned by the Government of Karnataka, and the initial non-commercial version was published in 1977 as part of a government publication.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sundaram|first=P. S. |title=R.K. Narayan as a novelist|publisher=B.R. Pub. Corp|year=1988|series=New world literature series|volume=14|pages=132|isbn=978-81-7018-531-4 }}</ref> The book is focused on local history, culture and heritage, and does not exhibit much of Narayan's characteristic personal narrative.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rao|first=Ranga|title=R. K. Narayan|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|year=2006|pages=48|isbn=978-81-260-1971-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lgs4ebrb6XAC&pg=PP1|accessdate=2009-08-27}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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The Emerald Route
First commercial edition (1980)
AuthorR. K. Narayan
IllustratorR. K. Laxman
CountryIndia
PublisherIndian Thought Publications
Media typePrint
Pages115
ISBN978-0-86578-075-0
Preceded byThe Mahabharata 
Followed byA Tiger for Malgudi 

The Emerald Route is a travelogue by R. K. Narayan. It was published by Indian Thought Publications in 1980. It is a pseudo-travel guide for Karnataka, India.[1] The book was commissioned by the Government of Karnataka, and the initial non-commercial version was published in 1977 as part of a government publication.[2] The book is focused on local history, culture and heritage, and does not exhibit much of Narayan's characteristic personal narrative.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Kain, Geoffrey (1993). R.K. Narayan: contemporary critical perspectives. Michigan State University Press. pp. 193. ISBN 978-0-87013-330-5.
  2. Sundaram, P. S. (1988). R.K. Narayan as a novelist. New world literature series. Vol. 14. B.R. Pub. Corp. p. 132. ISBN 978-81-7018-531-4.
  3. Rao, Ranga (2006). R. K. Narayan. Sahitya Akademi. p. 48. ISBN 978-81-260-1971-7. Retrieved 27 August 2009.


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