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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 Bend in the River
- Author Naipaul, V. S
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 296
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins Distribution Services, London
- Date 1979
- ISBN 9780233971407
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Andre Deutsch, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8x5x1. The jacket is a little shelf rubbed, stained and edge worn. It is protected in cellophane. The boards show little wear. They are strong and sturdy. Internally, clean and complete. Tightly bound. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1979. First British edition, first printing. Hardcover. 296 pages. A wel received mid-career novel from the winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Literature. A tight very good copy with some minor wear and in a very good dust jacket with some light wear.
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London: Andre Deutsch, ( 1979 ). First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/price-clipped. 8vo, 296 pages, greenish cloth, inked name on endpaper; Naipaul was to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001. "His level of perception is of the highest, and his prose has become the perfect instrument for realising those perceptions on the page - Martin Amis." Curiously, the cover photo on the dj does not show a bend in the river !?
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1979. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Faint crease on the spine, else fine in a near fine dust jacket with modest edgewear, and slight interior foxing. A novel set in modern Africa. *Burgess 99*.
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Andre Deutsch, 1979. hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. Andre Deutsch Limited; London, 1979. Hardcover. A Very Good, green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding firm, trace handling marks, bit of discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers, scattered foxing to top text block edge and fore-edge, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, mild edge/corner wear, bit of sunning to panel/flap margins, moisture stain top front panel edge and verso, bit of scattered foxing to flaps and verso panels and flaps, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 296pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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