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A Bend in the River

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A Bend in the River

by Naipaul, V S

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New York, NY: Vintage, 1989. Trade paperback. Very good.. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 279 p. Vintage International. Audience: General/trade.

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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.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
Alibris.0010218
Title
A Bend in the River
Author
Naipaul, V S
Format/Binding
Trade paperback
Book Condition
Used - Very good.
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0679722025
ISBN 13
9780679722021
Publisher
Vintage
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Date Published
1989
Keywords
Literature

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