A Bend in the River Paperback - 1989
by V. S. Naipaul
A reissue in trade paperback format of Naipaul's bestselling work, a novel about exile and the tumultuous Third World.
About this book
Perceived by some to be written in defense of European colonialism, Naipaul admitted that he in fact knew very little about the region when he started writing the book. Despite this, the novel immediately won praise from critics for its poignant brilliance and was shortlisted for the Booker prize in 1979. In 1998 the Modern Library ranked A Bend in the River as one of the 100 best English-language books of the twentieth century.
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From the jacket flap
In the "brilliant novel" ("The New York Times) V.S. Naipaul takes us deeply into the life of one man--an Indian who, uprooted by the bloody tides of Third World history, has come to live in an isolated town at the bend of a great river in a newly independent African nation. Naipaul gives us the most convincing and disturbing vision yet of what happens in a place caught between the dangerously alluring modern world and its own tenacious past and traditions.
First Edition Identification
Alfred A. Knopf published the First US Edition, First Impression in New York, 1979. Andre Deutsch published the First UK Edition, First Printing in London, 1979.
Details
- Title A Bend in the River
- Author V. S. Naipaul
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 279
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1989-03-13
- ISBN 9780679722021 / 0679722025
- Weight 0.47 lbs (0.21 kg)
- Dimensions 8.1 x 5.18 x 0.64 in (20.57 x 13.16 x 1.63 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: African
- Demographic Orientation: Rural
- Demographic Orientation: Small Town
- Ethnic Orientation: Indian
- Library of Congress subjects Political fiction, East Indians - Africa
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 79022317
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Newsweek, 02/04/2008, Page 9
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