Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories
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Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by R.K. Narayan, set in and around the fictitious town of Malgudi in South India. The stories range from the humorous to the serious and all are filled with Narayan's acute observations of human nature. The concluding story, Under the Banyan Tree, is about a village story-teller who concludes his career by taking a vow of silence for the rest of his life, realizing that a story-teller must have the sense to know when to stop and not wait for others to tell him.
| The Works of R. K. Narayan |
| Novels: Swami and Friends | The Bachelor of Arts | The English Teacher | Mr. Sampath - The Printer of Malgudi | The Financial Expert | Waiting for the Mahatma | The Guide | The Man-Eater of Malgudi | The Vendor of Sweets | The Painter of Signs | A Tiger for Malgudi | Talkative Man | The World of Nagaraj |
| Collections: The World of Malgudi |
| Short Stories: Dodu and Other Stories | Cyclone and Other Stories | An Astrologer's Day and Other Short Stories | Lawley Road and Other Stories | A Horse and Two Goats | Malgudi Days | Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories | The Grandmother's Tale and Selected Stories |
| Non-Fiction: Next Sunday | My Dateless Diary | My Days | The Emerald Route | A Writer's Nightmare | Like The Sun |
| Mythology: Gods, Demons and Others | The Ramayana | The Mahabharata |
