Grandmother's Tale is a novella by R. K. Narayan with illustrations by his brother R. K. Laxman published in 1992 by Indian Thought Publications.[1] It was subsequently released outside India as The Grandmother's Tale by Heinemann in 1993.[2] This book, more than any others, exhibits Narayan's experimental tendencies.[3] The book is about Narayan's great grandmother who is forced to travel far and wide in search of her husband, as narrated to him by his grandmother.:}[2]