A House for Mr. Biswas [First Printing] - Naipaul, V.S
by Naipaul, V.S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 039453400X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394534008
- Seller
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Synopsis
V.S. Naipaul’s A House for Mr. Biswas tells the story of Mohun Biswas, an Indo-Trinidadian, who struggles as he yearns for a place he can call home following the death of his father. Homeless and loveless, he wanders from place to place, from one type of work to another, with every small success matched by a humiliation. A House for Mr. Biswas is primarily a sharply drawn look at life that uses postcolonial perspectives to view a vanished colonial world. The novel—Naipaul's first work to achieve acclaim worldwide— is ranked 72nd on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century, won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and is listed in TIME’s “100 Best Novels” (since 1923).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Big Star Books & Music (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AH5104
- Title
- A House for Mr. Biswas [First Printing] - Naipaul, V.S
- Author
- Naipaul, V.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 039453400X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394534008
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983-10-12
- Size
- 9x6x1
- X weight
- 30 oz
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