The Man Who Would Not Go Away Summary

"The Man Who Would Not Go Away" is written in the panoramic method and is narrated from a first-person limited point of view as a stream of consciousness. The narrative is a sketch of a failed relationship. The relationship exists between an unnamed and undescribed man and the unnamed narrator. The man is a well-known reporter who is notorious for having a string of failed relationships. The man's reporting is of an international character and takes him across the sea for extended periods of time.

After their relationship ends, the man travels to South Africa to work on a story and remains there for a prolonged period of time. The woman remembers him often and spends a large amount of time at work trying to forget about him. The woman works...