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A HOUSE FOR MR BISWAS

by Naipaul, V. S

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  • Hardcover
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1973. The Russell Edition. Fifth impression. 531 pp. White endpapers, with ffep signed by the author with a stamp just above saying" Signed for a member of the New Fiction Society." Navy cloth with gilt titles. Corners bumped, head and tail of spine lightly worn. Red and purple DJ, not price-clipped. Light wear along the edges. VG/VG. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

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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On Aug 31 2009, Madmom said:
I read this book in high school and will be reading again. This time from a mature perspective and will then give a critique

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Bookseller
J. Wyatt Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
018964
Title
A HOUSE FOR MR BISWAS
Author
Naipaul, V. S
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Publisher
Andre Deutsch
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1973

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