Bend In The River

V Naipaul

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The great novel of Africa from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. With a preface by the author.

ISBN: 9780330522991 Category:

Description

Set in an unnamed African country, V. S. Naipaul’s A Bend in the River is narrated by Salim, a young man from an Indian family of traders long resident on the coast. He believes The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it. So he has taken the initiative; left the coast; acquired his own shop in a small, growing city in the continent’s remote interior and is selling sundries – little more than this and that, really – to the natives.

This spot, this ‘bend in the river’, is a microcosm of post-colonial Africa at the time of Independence: a scene of chaos, violent change, warring tribes, ignorance, isolation and poverty. And from this rich landscape emerges one of the author’s most potent works – a truly moving story of historical upheaval and social breakdown.

Additional information

Weight 0.24 kg
Dimensions 19.6 × 13 × 2.2 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

325

Language

English

Edition

Reprints

Dewey

823.914 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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