‘Talkative Man’
RK Narayan
Indian Thought
Publications
ISBN:
978-81-85986-12-8
Talkative
Man is a story set in the legendary town of Malgudi and is one of the classic
novels by the great author RK Narayan. Talkative Man or TM as he is called
lives at leisure in the prestigious Kabir Street of Malgudi and is passionate
about his journalistic endeavors. One day, a man gets down at the city’s
railway station and instantly becomes center of huge attraction and talk in the
town because of his Western attire and affluent air around him. TM takes up the
task of entertaining him and the man ultimately could only be satisfied in
getting accommodation inside TM’s house itself. Next, there are some curious
gossips about the man and his actual activities as against his claimed one, of
working on a book to shake up the world and his claimed mission of working for
the United Nations. To enhance the suspense, a lady comes down from a train at
the same station and claims to be the wife of this curious gentleman. TM is
more loyal towards his ‘friend’. And the later part becomes a tale of his unfriending with is friend who is
getting more suspicious day by day and to reconciling the lose ends to contain
the harm that could be caused to the peace and life of Malgudi.
It’s
a wonderful story and it’s a pleasure to read RK Narayan. I simply loved
reading each bit of it and highly recommend to all.
[Rahul Tiwary]
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