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A Bend in the River

V. S. Naipaul

From Shelf: The 100 best novels written in English: the full list (Robert McCrum, The Guardian Dec 2021)

A great novel of Africa from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

A Bend in the River is V. S. Naipaul's vivid exploration of post-colonial Africa at the time of Independence. With an introduction by Yiyun Li, author of A Thousand Years of Good Prayers.Salim has spent most of his life on the east coast of Africa, living and working with his family. When he sets out to build a new life for himself, moving to an unnamed country in the heart of the continent he believes he is doing so to fulfil his duty as a man. He buys a small shop in a sleepy town, at a bend in the river, where he sells sundries to the locals. First published in 1979, A Bend in the River is V.S. Naipaul's vivid exploration of post-colonial Africa at the time of Independence. Serving as a microcosm of this changing world, his bend in the river is a scene of chaos, violent change, warring tribes, ignorance, isolation and poverty. And from this rich landscape emerges one of the author's most potent works - a truly moving story of historical upheaval and social breakdown.

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
352
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
ISBN:
9781529014099
Published Date:
20/2/2020
Dimensions:
196mm x 129mm x 22mm
Weight:
240g
Category:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

RRP: £10.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9781529014099


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