A Horse and Two Goats and Other Stories

A Horse and Two Goats

First edition
Author	Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Iyer Narayanaswami [alias R K Narayan]
Illustrator	Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Laxman [alias R K Laxman]
Genre	Collection of short stories
Publisher	The Bodley Head
Publication date	1970
Publication place	India
Media type	Print
Pages	160
ISBN	978-0-370-01438-8
OCLC	152850
Dewey Decimal	823
LC Class	PZ3.N166 Ho3 PR9499.3.N3

A Horse and Two Goats and Other Stories (also published as A Horse and Two Goats) is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan, published in 1970 by The Bodley Head. ^[1] The book is illustrated by R. K. Laxman, Narayan's brother, and includes five stories. ^[2] The title story presents a subtle narrative centered on a business transaction between an American tourist and an Indian goat herder, Muni, arising from their mutual inability to communicate. ^[3]

References

1. British book news. British Council. 1970. p. 900. OCLC   1537139.
2. May, Charles Edward (2001). Critical Survey of Short Fiction: Bharati Mukherjee - Mona Simpson. Vol. 5. Frank Northen Magill (2 ed.). Salem Press. p. 1753. ISBN   978-0-89356-011-9. OCLC   248496155.
3. Pritchett, Victor Sawdon (1981). The Oxford book of short stories . Oxford University Press. pp.  395. ISBN   978-0-19-214116-3. OCLC   8035224.