TY - BOOK AU - R. K. Narayan TI - Malgudi schooldays: the adventures of Swami and his friends SN - 0-14-333541-3 U1 - 823.912 N1646 M PY - 2002/// CY - New Delhi PB - Puffin Books N1 - Set in India's pre-independent era, in a sleepy fictitious town, Malgudi, Malgudi Schooldays (Puffin Classics) revolves around the adventures of a typical school boy named Swami. His notorious gang of friends, include Mani, Somu, Samuel, Pea, Sankar and the latest entry, Rajam. Swaminathan is a boy who shudders at the very thought of school. The much awaited Malgudi Cricket Club is organized and Swami is chosen to be the team's bowler. A superstar of the team, Swami is posed with a major problem. He has to be present at the school drill and the cricket coaching at the same time. On the day of the prestigious match with the neighboring Young Men's union, things go terribly wrong. What will Swami do now? ER -