{"product_id":"2026200008591-secondhand-the-painter-of-signs","title":"The Painter Of Signs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi, The Painter of Signs is a quietly captivating novel by one of India's most celebrated English-language writers. It chronicles the story of Raman, a sign painter and rational idealist, whose ordered world is upended when he falls deeply in love with Daisy, a fierce and independent woman dedicated to India's family planning mission. Narayan presents their relationship as a tender collision between tradition and modernity, personal desire and social duty, rendered in his trademark warm, gently ironic prose. The novel captures the texture of everyday Indian life with remarkable vividness, weaving themes of love, ambition, and cultural identity into a deceptively simple narrative. A masterwork of understated storytelling, it stands as one of Narayan's most emotionally resonant works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956364161243,"sku":"2026200008591-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/21e83cc4-e8ee-4d2d-a825-8f1603bedd25.png?v=1783500297","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008591-secondhand-the-painter-of-signs","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}