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Swami and Friends
''Swami and Friends'' is the first of a trilogy of novels written by RK Narayan (1906–2001), English language novelist from India. The novel, Narayan's first, is set in British India in a fictional town called Malgudi. The second and third books in the trilogy are ''The Bachelor of Arts'' and ''The English Teacher''.
''Malgudi Schooldays'' is a slightly abridged version of ''Swami and Friends'', and includes two additional stories featuring Swami from ''Malgudi Days'' and ''Under the Banyan Tree''.
== Publication ==
''Swami and Friends'' is the first novel written by Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanswami. It was published through the intervention of a friend and neighbour ("Kittu" Purna) who was studying at Oxford. Through him, Graham Greene came into contact with Narayan's work, became especially interested in it and took it upon himself to place the book with a reputable English publisher (Hamish Hamilton).〔Pier Paolo Piciucco, ''A companion to Indian fiction in English'' 2004, Atlantic Publishers & Dist〕 Graham Greene was responsible for the title ''Swami and Friends'', changing it from Narayan's ''Swami, the Tate'', suggesting that it would have the advantage of having some resemblance to Rudyard Kipling's ''Stalky & Co.''.〔Pier Paolo Piciucco, ''A Companion to Indian Fiction in English'' (2004) Atlantic Publishers & Dist〕
Greene arranged the details of the contract and remained closely involved until the novel was published. Narayan's indebtedness to Greene is inscribed on the inside cover of a copy of ''Swami and Friends'' Narayan presented to Greene: "But for you, Swami should be in the bottom of Thames now".〔
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