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The Enigma of Arrival - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
by Naipaul, V. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394509714
- ISBN 13
- 9780394509716
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394509714 . A Fine first American Edition/First Printing in a like dust-jacket with a bookmark laid in; The Enigma of Arrival is a novel that follows the life of Mr. Biswas, a man from the lower caste in India who is forced to leave his home and travel to England to find work. Mr. Biswas is a unique and complex character, and the novel is told in a unique and powerful way.; 8vo; 354 pages .
Synopsis
An autobiography for the most part, the book is composed of five sections reflecting the growing familiarity and changing perceptions of Naipaul upon his arrival in various countries. The majority of the action takes place in Wiltshire, England, where Naipaul has rented a cottage in the countryside. He sees the area around his cottage as a frozen piece of history, unchanged for hundreds of years. However, during his extended stay at this cottage where he is working on another novel, he notices the area for what it is: a forever changing place with ordinary people simply existing away from the rest of the world. This causes the author to reflect upon the nature of perceiving our surroundings and how much these perceptions are affected by our preconceptions. He reflects on his own emigration from Trinidad to New York City, and his following removal to England and Oxford. Naipaul’s novel illustrates the growing understanding of his place in this new environment and the complicated relations of the people and land around them.
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 124650
- Title
- The Enigma of Arrival - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Naipaul, V. S
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First US Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394509714
- ISBN 13
- 9780394509716
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
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