In a Free State
by V. S. Naipaul
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG+/nrVG DW
- ISBN 10
- 0233958320
- ISBN 13
- 9780233958323
- Seller
-
WINTERTON, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
GB: Andre Deutsch, 1971. Brownish black cloth, gilt. Book is in excellent condiition BUT text edges browned with minor slight marks in places. Faint brownish square to front end paper. Bottom corners lightly bumped. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is price clipped with closed tear to base of spine and top of spine is rubbed. Abit browned / dust marked in places.. Second Impression. Hardback. VG+/nrVG DW.
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.
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- Bookseller
- Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976) (Bookdealer)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- kb771A.007
- Title
- In a Free State
- Author
- V. S. Naipaul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- nrVG DW
- Edition
- Second Impression
- ISBN 10
- 0233958320
- ISBN 13
- 9780233958323
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Place of Publication
- GB
- Date Published
- 1971
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About the Seller
Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976) (Bookdealer)
Biblio member since 2010
WINTERTON, Lincolnshire
About Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976) (Bookdealer)
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