Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Penguin Classics
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 49,58 MB
Release : 1994-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780140185461
The Talkative Man tells the story of a mysterious stranger who arrives at the Malgudi train station to pursue a purported U.N. project. The stranger winds up staying at Talkative Man's home, where he begins to seduce the librarian's daughter.
Author : Deepak Gupta
Publisher : Inspirational Publishing
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 26,61 MB
Release : 2022-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Don't you know about Orchha in India? Orchha is a very bewitching dinky town near Jhansi, Madhya Pradesh. It has a flawless serene, vintage feeling and vibrant icy-cold wind in winter where you can experience a vintage fort, abandoned peaceful sanctuary, emerald green gardens, slow-witted peace, religious eminent temples, and, exceptionally significant, a sacred expeditious Betwa River. And indeed, the town is only expanded in an area of 2KMs and situated near the banks of Betwa River. There's no life that has no desolation, but there's every life that has some contentment. In this stirring Deep, Dark & Delicious Novella, Deepak Gupta tells the tale of two diverse personalities whose lives become intertwined in unexpected ways. Follow the story of The Talkative Man, Vedant and the silent one, Rishi as they search for success and peace, respectively, and discover how, despite their differences, they both ultimately strive to reach a place of understanding. As the tale moves forward, they face the desolation of life and seek contentment, weaving a narrative of the complexities of being human. Along the way, they discover that there can be truth in both the talking and the silence. You know, two people talk too much, but when they get separated, they gulp every inch of silence deeply. Through their interactions and journeys together, the two men learn from each other and discover that each has something to offer the other. They come to understand each other's perspectives and find moments of joy, peace, and contentment in their lives. From its themes of desolation and contentment to its exploration of the clash between ambition and tranquillity, The Talkative Man is an engaging, thought-provoking, most unrealistic yet true story of two men and their peculiar world of deeply moving examination of the duality of life. At its core, the tale is about the power of conversation to bridge divides, build understanding, create connections, & about finding contentment and peace, even in the midst of desolation. Sometimes we all want is loving too much to someone but suppress ourselves, so, we don't feel too much attachment & emotions. We try to walk away because we can't do anything about it. Everything seems drowned in something that can't be explained in words.
Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 26,78 MB
Release : 1999
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 9780140289190
In A Writing Career Spanning Seven Decades, R.K. Narayan Enthralled And Entertained Generations Of Readers With His Deftly Etched Characters, His Uniquely Stylized Language And His Wry Sense Of Humour. A Storyteller Par Excellence, Narayan S Greatest Achievement Perhaps Lies In Creating And Peopling The Imagined Landscapes Of A Town Called Malgudi, Located Somewhere In South India, Which Has Come Alive In Story After Story In Such A Way That It Has Now Become A Part Of Modern Indian Folklore. This Collection Brings Between Two Covers Some Of The Most Memorable Fiction That Has Emerged From R.K. Narayan S Pen. It Contains The Man-Eater Of Malgudi, Which Tells The Story Of Nataraj, Owner Of A Small Printing Press, And His Houseguest Vasu, A Taxidermist, Who Moves Into Nataraj S Attic With A Menagerie Of Dead Animals. There Is Also Talkative Man, A Novella That Starts Off With The Arrival On The Delhi Train Of A Stranger In A Blue Suit Who Takes Up Residence In The Station Waiting Room And Refuses To Budge. Also Included Here Are Some Of The Most Popular And Striking Short Stories Narayan Has Written: From The Celebrated A Horse And Two Goats And Salt And Sawdust To Gems Like An Astrologer S Day , The Shelter And Under The Banyan Tree . Encapsulating The Very Best Of R.K. Narayan S Remarkable Output, This Is A Fitting Tribute To One Of The Greatest Modern Writers In The English Language.
Author : Andy Cohen
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 22,6 MB
Release : 2012-05-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0805095845
The man behind the Real Housewives writes about his lifelong love affair with pop culture that brought him from the suburbs of St. Louis to his own television show From a young age, Andy Cohen knew one thing: He loved television. Not in the way that most kids do, but in an irrepressible, all-consuming, I-want-to-climb-inside-the-tube kind of way. And climb inside he did. Now presiding over Bravo's reality TV empire, he started out as an overly talkative pop culture obsessive, devoted to Charlie's Angels and All My Children and to his mother, who received daily letters from Andy at summer camp, usually reminding her to tape the soaps. In retrospect, it's hard to believe that everyone didn't know that Andy was gay; still, he remained in the closet until college. Finally out, he embarked on making a career out of his passion for television. The journey begins with Andy interviewing his all-time idol Susan Lucci for his college newspaper and ends with him in a job where he has a hand in creating today's celebrity icons. In the witty, no-holds-barred style of his show Watch What Happens Live, Andy tells tales of absurd mishaps during his ten years at CBS News, hilarious encounters with the heroes and heroines of his youth, and the real stories behind The Real Housewives. Dishy, funny, and full of heart, Most Talkative provides a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the world of television, from a fan who grew up watching the screen and is now inside it, both making shows and hosting his own.
Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 32,84 MB
Release : 2006-08-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1440674639
Four gems, with new introductions, mark acclaimed Indian writer R. K. Narayan's centennial Introducing this collection of stories, R. K. Narayan describes how in India "the writer has only to look out of the window to pick up a character and thereby a story." Composed of powerful, magical portraits of all kinds of people, and comprising stories written over almost forty years, Malgudi Days presents Narayan's imaginary city in full color, revealing the essence of India and of human experience. This edition includes an introduction by Pulitzer Prize- winning author Jhumpa Lahiri. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Rupa Publications
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 21,32 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788129131027
Over a career spanning seven decades, R.K. Narayan, easily one of the most influential and important writers of India, populated the fictional town of Malgudi with a host of unforgettable characters: Swami and his gang of friends, the Talkative Man, Raju the guide and Sampath the printer, among many others. These characters have carved out a place for themselves in popular imagination and live on, still fresh and endlessly entertaining, many decades after they first appeared. Timeless Malgudi brings together a selection of the best and the most enduring of R.K. Narayan's fiction and nonfiction. The Guide examines, with wit and irony, how a man becomes a godman. The story 'A Horse and Two Goats' describes an attempt at crosscultural communication which goes haywire, with hilarious consequences. The excerpt from My Days, Narayan's autobiography, paints a poignant picture of the author's childhood while the 'Misguided Guide' is a cynical, sharply written chronicle of the making of the film Guide, based on his novel. Also included in this volume are excerpts from the travelogue My Dateless Diary and a brilliant retelling of the Tamil epic Silappadikaram.
Author : Andrew Fusek Peters
Publisher : Child's Play International
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,95 MB
Release : 2016-02-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781846436130
A talkative tortoise lets his vanity win out over common sense in this tale of why the tortoise has a cracked shell. This is a retelling of the traditional Indian tale.
Author : R. K. Narayan
Publisher : Gardners Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 16,2 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141186214
A collection of stories about characters from every walk of Indian life - merchants, beggars, herdsmen, rogues - all of whose lives are microcosms of the human experience.
Author : Christopher Rowley
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 24,13 MB
Release : 2010-06-08
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 142994904X
Presenting Heavy Metal Pulp, a new line of novels combining noir fiction with fantastic art featuring the theme, story lines, and graphic styles of Heavy Metal magazine. Following the explosive events of book one, Pleasure Model, Detective Rook Venner, Mistress Julia, and Plesur are on the run from the government troops trying to kill them and from a shadowy group that wants to capture Plesur alive for its own purposes. What secrets have been implanted in Plesur's head—and why are they worth killing for? Caught between these two powerful rivals, the trio hides out in the lawless New Jersey territory. Betrayed by gang members looking to collect the bounty on Plesur's head, the three are separated, and Rook and Mistress Julia find themselves in mortal danger. Julia, given as a prize to a gang member, finds herself in chains, but not without her own means of fighting back. Rook, forced to fight for his life in the gang's bloodthirsty gladiatorial games, must stay alive long enough to rescue Plesur, but time is running out. The Bloodstained Man is a fast-paced, adrenaline-filled ride through a future where pleasure has a price, and Plesur holds the key to a secret that could rock the country to its very core. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author : Piers Anthony
Publisher : Tor Fantasy
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 11,38 MB
Release : 2018-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1250238757
New York Times bestselling author Piers Anthony's Man from Mundania, concludes the trilogy within his fan-favorite Xanth fantasy series, following Vale of the Vole and Heaven Cent. For a bored, young princess of Xanth, there's nothing more exciting than a Quest. Especially when all you do is sit around Castle Roogna. But when Ivy uses the Heaven Cent, it takes her not to the top of Mount Rushmost, where the winged monsters gather, not to the sea where the merfolk swim--but to Mundania, a world much like out own (that is, boring). It is here that she meets a young college student so dull that he doesn't even believe in magic, or princesses, or Xanth! Does he have a lot to learn. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
