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Compargon and contrast the 2 stories by R.K. Narayan. Which story do you prefer and why?In exclusively the stories and authors featured in "Global Tales", R.K. Narayan is the most respected and well-kn throw author. From the of a sudden description of him at the end of the book, he created a space for himself called "Malgudi" and genuine his own characters, like a puppet master making his own puppets from cloth and giving them life when he does the show. His stories are universal, probably because the themes and characters of the stories are easy to identify with. He should be ninety-seven this year (year 2000). From what I know, his other books include " Malgudi Days", where " An Astrologers Day" is taken from. Narayan is a very observant man, sharp and sarcastic at the identical time. His sarcasm become humour and it is not very obvious sometimes. We bind to read between the lines to catch the joke. He is very descriptive in his writing and h is world comes alive with the mood through the informative and colored description, the characteristics and the internal thinkings of the characters, the suspense and the dialogues used. I especially admire the way he brings the story to a close, not too dramatic, yet satisfactory. Some writers a great deal leave an unfinished ending where it is up to the reader to decide, treating this as their personal manner and adding a sense of mystery to the story. However, these are sometimes the most slimy kind of ending, not only irritating, plainly also annoying. The ending is the atom that wraps up the whole story, yet the writer left it out, like a jigsaw piece went missing. It is not a complete piece of writing. Lastly, I find R.K. Narayan to be naughty at times, from the way he phrased his sentence, and the sarcasm, but we like it. In " An Astrologers Day", an astrologist meets a stranger and tells his fortune. Surprisingly, the "fake" astrologer managed to tell w hat was true for the stranger. Then, it is only when the astrologer reveals his secret, did we know how his "magic" worked. We are brought into the world of the streets of India where there is little excitement but "a bewildering cris-cross of light rays and moving shadows". The in-depth description gives us the setting, which give the gate be seen in our minds. Not