This author claims to be "a heretic in this land of football worshippers" d
This author claims to be "a heretic in this land of football worshippers" during his travels through America recounted in his memoir, My Dateless Diary.  In one of his short stories, a palm-reader informs his last client of the day, that the man who had tried to kill him four months ago was now dead, though we discover  that the palm-reader was actually the assailant. In addition to "An Astrologer's Day," he wrote a novel in which Dr. Pal manufactures a horoscope for the titular professional, who believes "money alone is important in this world," The Financial Expert. In another of his novels, Raju is mistaken for a swami by Velan, while another involves Jagan, the owner of a candy store. FTP, name this Indian author whose novels The Guide and The Vendor of Sweets take place in Malgudi.
This author claims to be "a heretic in this land of football worshippers" during his travels through America recounted in his memoir, My Dateless Diary.  
R. K. {Narayan}