In this masterpiece, India's preeminent novelist introduces a character not unlike himself, a compulsively engaging, raconteur - "They call me Talkative Man, Some affectionately shorten it to TM: I have earned this title, I suppose, because, I cannot contain myself. My impulse to share an experience with others is irresistible."
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.