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A Bend in the River - Vintage International Author: 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 ye... more »
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Story of a man uprooted from his home in India who comes to live in an isolated town at the bend of a great reiver in a newly independent African nation.
Conflict between the allure of the modern world and the hold of tradition.
A classic
Conflict between the allure of the modern world and the hold of tradition.
A classic
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Interesting and well-written account of multi-culturalism in the heart of Africa.
Shouldn't things actually happen once in a while, in order for a book to be considered a novel? If so, then this one doesn't qualify.
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- Literature & Fiction >> Authors, A-Z >> ( N ) >> Naipaul, V.S.