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The Painter of Signs

  • 144 pages ยท about 2 hours
  • First published 1976
  • 7 editions

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1 About this book

The Painter of Signs is a 1976 novel by R. K. Narayan.

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  • India
  • Psychological fiction
  • Bachelors

2 About Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan

1906โ€“2001

Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanaswami (10 October 1906 โ€“ 13 May 2001), better known as R. K. Narayan, was an Indian writer and novelist known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao.

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