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A Bend in the River
by V. S. Naipaul
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- New with no dust jacket
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About This Item
Norwalk, Conn.: Easton Press. New with no dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. Red full leather titled/decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, silk ribbon marker, moire endpages, raised spine bands. New in shrinkwrap in original box. Signed by author. Bookplate available on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
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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- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25757
- Title
- A Bend in the River
- Author
- V. S. Naipaul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Conn.
- Date Published
- 2000
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