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{{Short description|Novel by Indian author R. K. Narayan}}
{{Infobox book
| name         = Swami and Friends
| image        = Swami and Friends (Malgudi Schooldays) cover.jpg
| caption      = Cover of ''Malgudi School days'' 2009 Puffin Classics edition
| author       = [[R. K. Narayan]]
| cover_artist = [[R. K. Laxman]]
| country      = India
| language     = [[English language|English]]
| series       = 
| genre        = [[Novel]]
| published    = 1935 [[Hamish Hamilton|Hamilton]] 
| media_type   = Print
| pages        = 459
| isbn         = 978-0-09-928227-3
| oclc         = 360179
| preceded_by  = 
| followed_by  = [[The Bachelor of Arts]]
}}'''''Swami and Friends''''' is a 1935 novel by [[R. K. Narayan]], marking his debut as an [[English language|English]]-language novelist from India. It is the first book in a trilogy set in the fictional town of [[Malgudi]] during British India. The novel is followed by ''[[The Bachelor of Arts]]'' and ''[[The English Teacher]]'', completing the trilogy.

The novel follows a ten-year-old schoolboy, Swaminathan, and his attempts to court the favour of a much wealthier schoolboy, Rajam. ''Malgudi Schooldays'' is a slightly abridged version of ''Swami and Friends'', and includes two additional stories featuring Swami from ''[[Malgudi Days (book)|Malgudi Days]]'' and ''[[Under the Banyan Tree]]'' (1985).<ref>{{cite web|author=Username * |url=http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/en/content/malgudi-schooldays |title=Malgudi Schooldays |publisher=Penguin Books India |date=2009-11-15 |access-date=2014-02-01}}</ref>