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A BEND IN THE RIVER
by Naipaul, V.S
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2000. First edition thus. Leather-bound. Fine. Octavo. 278pp. Full red leather, stamped in gold. SIGNED COLLECTOR'S EDITION, signed by the author. With the signed certificate of authenticity.
Synopsis
A Bend in the River is set in an unnamed postcolonial Central African country and narrated by Salim, a shopkeeper. Naipaul explores the chaos and violence suffered after independence and how a power vacuum can quickly lead to the tyranny of dictatorship. Perceived by some to be written in defense of European colonialism, Naipaul admitted that he in fact knew very little about the region when he started writing the book. Despite this, the novel immediately won praise from critics for its poignant brilliance and was shortlisted for the Booker prize in 1979. In 1998 the Modern Library ranked A Bend in the River as one of the 100 best English-language books of the twentieth century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Horizon Bookstore
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55180
- Title
- A BEND IN THE RIVER
- Author
- Naipaul, V.S
- Format/Binding
- Leather-bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 2000
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lost Horizon Bookstore
Biblio member since 2010
Santa Barbara, California
About Lost Horizon Bookstore
We are a small, open shop in Santa Barbara and have been in the same location for over 30 years. We have a select inventory of used and rare books. We also carry original posters and prints, vintage photographs and ephemera. Open Tues.- Sat. 11-6, closed Sunday & Monday.
Glossary
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Octavo
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