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The Enigma of Arrival

The Enigma of Arrival

The Enigma of Arrival
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The Enigma of Arrival

by Naipaul, V. S

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ISBN 10
0394509714
ISBN 13
9780394509716
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Hardcover. 1987. 1st Edition. 8vo 354pp . Fine in Fine DJ. Remainder mark on top page edges. Original publisher's bookmark laid in .

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
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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Enigma of Arrival
Author
Naipaul, V. S
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine in Fine DJ
Edition
1st Edition
ISBN 10
0394509714
ISBN 13
9780394509716
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1987

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