Tellers of Tales The (PB)

Civil-servant-turned-schoolteacher Arunava Varman is secretive and reticent. But he turns into an inspired teller of tales after a couple of drinks especially in the company of his friend Tapan. Arunava?s bizarre stories?involving friends family and colleagues?add a dash of excitement to Tapan?s mundane life of a bureaucrat. But over the years as Tapan gets to know Arunava better he starts discovering disturbing holes in these tales. Elegant wistful and full of surprises this exquisitely crafted first novel combines the suspense of a thriller with the tender charm of a love story.