A Bend in the River

Author: V.S. Naipaul

Brand: Picador

Color: Blue

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 336

Release Date: 07-01-2011

Part Number: 9780330522991

Details: Set in an unnamed African country, V. S. Naipaul's A Bend in the River is narrated by Salim, a young man from an Indian family of traders long resident on the coast. He believes The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it. So he has taken the initiative; left the coast; acquired his own shop in a small, growing city in the continent’s remote interior and is selling sundries – little more than this and that, really – to the natives. This spot, this ‘bend in the river’, is a microcosm of post-colonial Africa at the time of Independence: a scene of chaos, violent change, warring tribes, ignorance, isolation and poverty. And from this rich landscape emerges one of the author’s most potent works – a truly moving story of historical upheaval and social breakdown.

EAN: 9780330522991

Package Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.0 x 1.0 inches

Languages: English