in 1983, narayan published his next novel, "a tiger for malgudi", about a tiger and its relationship with humans. his next novel, "talkative man", published in 1986, was the tale of an aspiring journalist from malgudi. during this time, he also published two collections of short stories: "malgudi days" (1982), a revised edition including the original book and some other stories, and "under the banyan tree and other stories", a new collection. in 1987, he completed "a writer's nightmare", another collection of essays about topics as diverse as the caste system, nobel prize winners, love, and monkeys. the collection included essays he had written for newspapers and magazines since 1958.