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A House for Mr Biswas
by V. S. Naipaul
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
First Edition, First Impression, Andre Deutsch, 1961. The DJ has some loss at the top of the spine, but which has not affected the title, although it comes down to the first letter, without touching it. It is chipped at the edges, with some small areas of tape repair on the back, although the front is about 98% intact, as per the picture. It is partially price clipped. Internally there are no inscriptions and the binding is fine.
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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Reviews
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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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book and Record Bar
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- brb206
- Title
- A House for Mr Biswas
- Author
- V. S. Naipaul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
The Book and Record Bar
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Book and Record Bar
Biblio member since 2017
London
About The Book and Record Bar
We are a physical shop in South East London - West Norwood - right next to the train station. A huge selection of first editions is available to look at by dappointment in our basement, including some very rare items. We do not stock much in the way of Antiquarian books
Glossary
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- Price Clipped
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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