{"product_id":"talkative-man-talks-and-other-conversations-paperback","title":"Talkative Man Talks: ...and other conversations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRamnath Subramanian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the course of writing a weekly newspaper column for the El Paso Times for 20 years, I invented several characters-Talkative Man, The Whip, the Mayor of Trance Town, among them-whose conversations and interactions provided a useful vehicle for carrying certain ideas forward. I took this approach in the belief that satirical, verbal exchanges between colorful characters in whimsical settings-such as, the Loose Marbles School District-can expose the cracks in human nature and political systems with greater economy and alacrity than regular prose. In the vignettes included in this collection, a removal of the disguise of nonsense and flamboyancy offers a window through which the real world comes into view, replete with contradictions, corruptions, and celebrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 70\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380217331890,"sku":"9781387810826","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d2dfcdab5d644d68215d0c5dcf6be6c2.webp?v=1777778530","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/talkative-man-talks-and-other-conversations-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}