Among the Believers
by Naipaul, V S
Among the Believers; An Islamic Journey, written by V. S. Naipaul, describes a six-month journey across the Asian continent after the Iranian Revolution. V. S. Naipaul explores the culture and explosive situations in countries where Islamic fundamentalism was growing. He begins his travels in Iran, to Pakistan, Malaysia, and comes to an end in Indonesia with a short stop in Pakistan and Iran upon return to the UK. The aim of the author was to study culture with a long pre-Islamic history and their modern attempts to establish a religious state. A controversial work, this has been one of Naipaul's better-selling publications and after the book's publication, Naipaul was awarded the Jerusalem Prize. In 1998 Naipaul published a sequel Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions among the Converted Peoples.
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The book was first published in 1981 by André Deutsch in hardcover format with a colorful purple/gold dust jacket.
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Published in 1981 by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, this edition is hardcover with a tan dust jacket and bright red/black lettering.
Published by Franklin Library in 1981, this edition is fully bound in navy leather with gilt lettering to the spine. All of the edges are gilt, with silk moire endpapers and a matching page marker.
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Among the Believers
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A very nice first printing of the first American edition [Knopf New York 1981], signed by the 2001 Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Sir V S Naipaul, directly on the title page. The book is in very good condition with crimping to pages 51-54, hardly noticeable with the book closed but certainly evident when reading. The book has… Read more about this item Item Price
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AMONG THE BELIEVERS : An Islamic Journey
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Among the believers: an Islamic journey / V.S. Naipaul
by Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad) (1932-2018)
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Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1982. 1st edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Wrappers slightly dust-toned and creased. Minor browning to the pages. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 399 pages; 20 cm. Subjects: Religion and state Islamic countries. Islamic countries Social life and customs. Iran Social life and customs. Pakistan Social life and customs. Malaysia Social… Read more about this item Item Price
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AMONG THE BELIEVERS: An Islamic Journey.
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New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1981.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket (closed tear to upper edge of front cover of dj, original price of 15.00 on dj flap). First trade edition. An account of a visit to 4 countries in the throes of 'Islamization' - Pakistan, Iran, Malaysia and Indonesia - a subject… Read more about this item Item Price
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Alfred A. Knopf , 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. Sturdy, very thick book, black cloth spine, gray boards, very bright bronze initials at top front, bright lettering but lightly rubbed on spine, a brown stain from news clipping inside front cover and first front end paper: Wall Street Journal 10/28/81 review, black and red lettering, a photo… Read more about this item Item Price
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Among The Believers - An Islamic Journey
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Andre Deutsch, 1981. 1st edition.. Hardback. Imitation cloth, dj, F/VG+. 399pp, spine of the dustjacket sunned, bookplate to the pastedown, otherwise a fine copy. Several contemporary reviews of the book are laid in. An account of a six month journey across the Asian continent after the Iranian Revolution. Naipaul travels from Iran, then on to Pakistan, Malaysia and… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. A memoir of a six month journey that stared in Iran and ended in Indonesia from the winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Literature A near fine copy in an about very good dust jacket with some loss to the top of the spine and… Read more about this item Item Price
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London England: Andre Deutsch. Hardback. 'The believers' are Moslem men and women, most of them young, who are trying to regain the original purity of their faith in the belief that it can bring justice and order to their disoriented world. The author travelled to meet them in Iran, where they have triumphed over a detested regime; in Pakistan, where… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Vintage Books. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1981. -. 1. Soft Cover. 0394711955 . Publisher's glossy wraps.. Volume shows only mild shelf-wear, else fine.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. viii, (30) pp . Item Price
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Knopf, 1981-10-12. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Tanning on pastedowns & endpapers. Previous owners embossed library stamp on ffep. Dj lightly shelf worn around edges with scuffs & small tears. Dust jacket in a mylar cover. Item Price
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New York: Knopf, 1981. hardcover. 430pp. Thick 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper; d.w. lightly edge-worn. N.Y.: Knopf, 1981. Very good.<br/><br/> Item Price
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