Who wrote the famous novel "The Guide"?

The correct answer is Option (1) → R.K. Narayan

“The Guide” (1958) is a novel by R.K. Narayan, set in his imaginary South Indian town of Malgudi. It tells the story of Raju, a tourist guide who is taken for a holy man. The novel won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1960 and was made into the Hindi film “Guide” (1965).