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The Painter of Signs (Penguin Classics)
by: R. K. Narayan

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780143039662
ISBN: 0143039660
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: August 29, 2006
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Sales Rank: 50288
Studio: Penguin Classics

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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.

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- Not just a charming travelogue
Narayan's The Painter of Signs is considerably more than a charming travelogue or a narrow slice of provincial Indian life. While giving us all of that and with considerable charm, Narayan creates characters and situations that touch the heart and delve deeply into the essential contradictions of human life.

While some, including Monica Ali, who wrote the informative introduction to the latest edition call Narayan a comic writer, he can more accurately be called a serio-comic one. This book, like many of his novels, has its tragic components.

There is a basic dichotomy within Daisy, the committed family planner and sexually repressive young woman. Similarly, Raman yearns to be a rationalist but finds himself overcome by sexual thoughts. Thus, when the two young people inevitably get together, it creates a hopeless tension that finally destroys their relationship.

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- Tiresome Classic
I began this book with great enthusiasm, having purchased it in Chennai during my third trip to India. I wanted to read of village life and also have more insight into the culture and personality of India, since I am a western "white man." The book was written during Indira Gandhi's leadership and reflects her authoritarian campaign to control India's skyrocketing population through sterilizations and forced family planning. Raman, the village painter of signs, is a confirmed bachelor and "rationalist" until he meets Daisy, who is an independent, very un-Indian-like woman working fanatically for the government's population control campaign. Daisy ran away from home when her family tried to arrange her marriage, dislikes children, and just isn't the marrying kind. Of course, Raman falls head over heels for Daisy and Daisy seems to like Raman, but this isn't a romantic tale.
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- interesting....
yes.. this book is a real masterpiece...
actually most of nowadays's main issues are evocated!
for instance, there is lot of allusions of indira gandhi's campaign( nerhu 's daughter) of sterilization ..
there is also mentioned the corruption of our societies, the phenomenon of sexualiy( which is more and more here in our everyday life)
raman 's main issu is his disatifaction whith life.... he sees himself as taking part of this corruption , because he serves all his corrupted costumers....he can't accept his ederly aunt's beliefs since he is a rationalist.. he is stubborned in his vision of life : no one can makes him change his mind...
moreover, he thinks that he is under-rated by people.... his pofessional values aren't recognized and he suffers from it.
his conception of life change when he meets daisy ( by the way, her name puzzled him a lot because even if her aspect is quite ... Read More

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- Fresh, fun, and full of charm.
This bittersweet novel is as fresh and charming today as it was when originally published in 1976. Telling the story of Raman, a conscientious sign-painter, who is trying to lead a rational life, the novel is filled with busy neighborhood life and gossip, the alternating rhythms and sounds of the city from morning till night, and the pungent smells and tantalizing flavors of home cooking, as Narayan portrays everyday life in Malgudi. The city is growing and changing, as its inhabitants try to carve out some individual successes within the juggernaut of "progress."

Raman, a college graduate, brings a sense of professionalism to his sign-painting, taking pride in his calligraphy and trying to create exactly the right sign, artistically, for each client. Living with his aged aunt, a devout, traditional woman whose days are spent running the house and tending to her nephew's needs and whose evenings are ... Read More

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