The Painter of Signs – R. K. Narayan (1st ed.)

S$70.00

The Painter of Signs – R. K. Narayan (1st ed.)

S$70.00

Title: The Painter of Signs

Author: R. K. Narayan

Publisher: The Viking Press, New York, 1976. First edition.

Condition: Hardcover, with dust jacket. Near fine. Tiny closed tear to dust jacket. No other defect.

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About the book (from Goodreads):

For Raman the sign painter, life is a familiar and satisfying routine. A man of simple, rational ways, he lives with his pious aunt and prides himself on his creative work. But all that changes when he meets Daisy, a thrillingly independent young woman who wishes to bring birth control to the area. Hired to create signs for her clinics, Raman finds himself smitten by a love he cannot understand, much less avoid-and soon realizes that life isn’t so routine anymore. Set in R. K. Narayan’s fictional city of Malgudi, The Painter of Signs is a wry, bittersweet treasure.

About Narayan (from Wikipedia):

R. K. Narayan (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001), full name Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami, was an Indian writer known for his works set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi, most famously, Malgudi Days.

Narayan first broke through with the help of Graham Greene who, upon reading Swaminathan and Tate, took it upon himself to work as Narayan’s agent for the book. He was also instrumental in changing the title to the more appropriate Swami and Friends, and in finding publishers for Narayan’s next few books.