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title: "The Painter of Signs (Penguin Classics)"
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# The Painter of Signs (Penguin Classics)

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## Description

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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Review: Another R K Narayan Classic! - Another R K Narayan classic! His inimitable style of humor and melancholy are so intricately woven that it leaves one's emotions oscillating like a pendulum! Like the legendary P G Wodehouse, Mr Narayan's doses of humour finds roots in the daily life and conversations of the characters and though it doesnt make one guffaw it definitely does enough to elicit a hearty cuckle every now and then. This particular book tends to be a tad monotonous in the central part compared to his other novels but there's no doubt about the twist in the end that leaves one spellbound long after the cover is turned and the book shut!
Review: a good read - A good book, slow paced but interesting and easy to read. The ending will let you thinking about it for several days.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #418,807 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,133 in Cultural Heritage Fiction #8,705 in Classic Literature & Fiction #16,945 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 248 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another R K Narayan Classic!
*by G***D on September 24, 2014*

Another R K Narayan classic! His inimitable style of humor and melancholy are so intricately woven that it leaves one's emotions oscillating like a pendulum! Like the legendary P G Wodehouse, Mr Narayan's doses of humour finds roots in the daily life and conversations of the characters and though it doesnt make one guffaw it definitely does enough to elicit a hearty cuckle every now and then. This particular book tends to be a tad monotonous in the central part compared to his other novels but there's no doubt about the twist in the end that leaves one spellbound long after the cover is turned and the book shut!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ a good read
*by P***C on September 5, 2015*

A good book, slow paced but interesting and easy to read. The ending will let you thinking about it for several days.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I want to read more of Narayan
*by N***N on February 1, 2014*

R. K. Narayan is such a good writer; his prose is effortless. Raman, our sign-painter, endears himself almost immediately and I can't help but cheer him on. The spiritual mirror between his Aunt and Daisy gives me a lot to think about. And those who champion the right of a woman to choose her own path will also find much to think about. Love this book.

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