Talkative Man

Talkative Man is a novel by R. K. Narayan first published in 1986 by Heinemann.[1] Like his earlier novels, this one is also set in the fictional town of Malgudi.[2] The novel is a bit short by Narayan's standards but provides the same level of enjoyment one experiences with his other writings.[3]

Talkative Man
First edition (India)
AuthorR.K. Narayan
CountryIndia
PublisherIndian Thought Publications
Heinemann (UK
Publication date
1986
Media typePrint
ISBN978-0-670-81341-4
OCLC14166421
823 19
LC ClassPR9499.3.N3 T3 1987
Preceded byUnder the Banyan Tree and Other Stories 
Followed byA Writer's Nightmare 

Plot

The main character is an ordinary man who is wealthy and works as a journalist. He has a regular routine in his life: posts articles in the post box, has a talk with people in a tea shop, goes to the library and the house. One day, he meets a man from an unknown land called "Timbuctoo", another of Narayan's creations, the land being similar to the US. The man seems to have come for an official duty for UN and seeing the calmness of the place, decides to stay here for his work. There comes a twist of what is exactly the man up to and how the main character of the novel solves the problem. The story is simple, and the author honestly admits to being a short story writer, rather than a novelist as he tells; most of the people skip the intrinsic details given about the places and only catch the content (at the end of the book, his words about the story). It is a good read book and can be read for the calmness with which Narayan writes his story, as a critic rightly points out .

References
  1. M. K. Bhatnagar (2002). New Insights Into the Novels of R.K. Narayan. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 75. ISBN 978-81-269-0178-4.
  2. "Augustus Carp's wicked, witty world Series: Paperback Guide". St. Petersburg Times. 6 March 1988. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  3. "'TALKATIVE' SHORT ON WORDS, LONG ON ENJOYMENT". Daily News of Los Angeles. 15 March 1987. Retrieved 31 August 2009.


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