news

Browse our latest catalogue
Browse our latest catalogue
New distributed publishers
SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
The latest news in your inbox

JAAR > 2011
01-new
Soon
New - Paper Goods
New Children's Books
Bestseller
Expo
Expo
Last copies
Promo
Reprint
Our choice
Not announced
Look inside

A Bend in the River

V.S. Naipaul

ISBN: 9780330522991 (PB - E)

Set in an unnamed African country, V. S. Naipaul's A Bend in the River is narrated by Salim, a young man from an Indian family of traders long resident on the coast. He believes The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it. So he has taken the initiative; left the coast; acquired his own shop in a small, growing city in the continent's remote interior and is selling sundries - little more than this and that, really - to the natives. This spot, this 'bend in the river', is a microcosm of post-colonial Africa at the time of Independence: 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.



Available editions :
You may also like :

Share
Name
E-mail

Product has been added to the basket

Added to my wishlist

The changes have been saved