In the "brilliant novel" ( The New York Times ) V.S. Naipaul takes us deeply into the life of one man -- an Indian who, uprooted by the bloody tides of Third World history, has come to live in an isolated town at the bend of a great river in a newly independent African nation. Naipaul gives us the most convincing and disturbing vision yet of what happens in a place caught between the dangerously alluring modern world and its own tenacious past and traditions.
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In the "brilliant novel" ( The New York Times ) V.S. Naipaul takes us deeply into the life of one man -- an Indian who, uprooted by the bloody tides of Third World history, has come to live in an isolated town at the bend of a great river in a newly independent African nation. Naipaul gives us the most convincing and disturbing vision yet of what happens in a place caught between the dangerously alluring modern world and its own tenacious past and traditions.
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Good in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Small stain on DJ (see photo), a few small (~1mm) tears and one tear ~1cm to DJ. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 278 p. Audience: General/trade; General/trade.