In one of this author's works, a peasant accidentally sells a clay statue to an American tourist, a storyteller lights a lamp to signal to the villagers when he has prepared a story but eventually loses his memory and spends the rest of his life in silence.  In one novel by this author, Ravi partially causes the failure of 
In one of this author's works, a peasant accidentally sells a clay statue to an American tourist, a storyteller lights a lamp to signal to the villagers when he has prepared a story but eventually loses his memory and spends the rest of his life in silence.  In one novel by this author, Ravi partially causes the failure of a film created by the title character Sampath, who befriends the editor of The Banner, Srinivas.  Other novels by this author of Under the Banyan Tree include one in which a manager of a family planning clinic, Daisy, is the object of affection of Raman, and one in which the dancer Rosie has a brief affair with Railway Rajan.  FTP, name this Indian author of The Printer of Malgudi, The Painter of Signs, and The Guide.
In one of this author's works, a peasant accidentally sells a clay statue to an American tourist, a storyteller lights a lamp to signal to the villagers when he has prepared a story but eventually loses his memory and spends the rest of his life in silence.  
R. K. Narayan