IN A FREE STATE.
by NAIPAUL, V.S. (Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932-2018 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : André Deutsch, (1971). First edition. Winner of the 1971 Booker Prize, described by the judges as "a work of great distinction, beautifully written, deeply felt, addressing itself with an often disturbing irony to the problems of uprooting and dislocation in the post-colonial world". Less a novel than a novella introduced by two short stories - an Indian servant in Washington, D.C., two brothers from the West Indies in London, two English diplomats in East Africa - all within a framing narrative. "Its revolutionary nature still remains untarnished; indeed, the experimental side seems magnified at a time when mainstream deployment of the terms avant-garde and experimental, even form, seems to have fallen into misuse" (Neel Mukherjee in the Paris Review, 20th February 2018). Demy 8vo (22cm). 256pp. Original black boards, ruled and lettered in gilt; faint spine crease and just a hint of tanning to the front endpaper, but otherwise a very good copy in the silver Sam Houston dust-jacket - the silver with some very faint and inevitable signs of handling, but also very good.
Synopsis
Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, commonly known as V. S. Naipaul, is a Trinidadian writer of Indian descent known for his novels set in developing countries. Naipaul won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001. He has been called "a master of modern English prose. This novel, In A Free State , was awarded the Man Booker prize in 1971. In A Free State is a collection of three stories: “One out of Many,” “Tell Me Who to Kill,” and the title piece, “In a Free State.” It is essentially about the experience of being out of place, and the stories are about people who find themselves in places that they don’t belong, or who are made to feel by others that they do not belong. This novel is a provocative, brilliantly written exploration of the often tumultuous relationships between different cultures.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44955
- Title
- IN A FREE STATE.
- Author
- NAIPAUL, V.S. (Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932-2018 :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : André Deutsch, (1971).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Literature, Fiction
Terms of Sale
Ash Rare Books
All transactions covered by the ABA Code of Good Practice - the most stringent Code of all. Returns allowed on any reasonable grounds.
About the Seller
Ash Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
London
About Ash Rare Books
Ash Rare Books. Founded in 1946 and long one of London's more interesting small book businesses. Owned and run by Laurence Worms, former President of the ABA.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Frequently asked questions
What did people buy in 2020?
Plague journals, escapist literature, political history: explore our year in review, where we share rare book trends and a gallery of some of the most beautiful and interesting books sold in 2020.
Collecting One Book
Instead of collecting by series, author, publisher...why not just one title? Learn more about collecting variations and editions of one book.
