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A Bend in the River Hardcover - 1997
by V. S. Naipaul; Elizabeth Hardwick
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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.
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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Alfred A. Knopf published the First US Edition, First Impression in New York, 1979. Andre Deutsch published the First UK Edition, First Printing in London, 1979.
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- Title A Bend in the River
- Author V. S. Naipaul; Elizabeth Hardwick
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Modern Lib
- Pages 418
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Modern Library, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1997
- ISBN 9780679602675 / 0679602674
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 7.56 x 5.13 x 1.18 in (19.20 x 13.03 x 3.00 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96052567
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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