A Bend in the River (Modern Library)
by V.S. Naipaul
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679602674
- ISBN 13
- 9780679602675
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About This Item
Likely unread. Square spine, clean crisp pages, no writing or marks, no folded page corners. Dust jacket clean with no rips or creases. Not a remainder.
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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- Universe Of Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230704-3
- Title
- A Bend in the River (Modern Library)
- Author
- V.S. Naipaul
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0679602674
- ISBN 13
- 9780679602675
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1997
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