A Bend in the River

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A Bend in the River

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Author: V. S. Naipaul

Type: Paperback

ISBN: 9781035039258

Date: 7th November, 2024

Publisher: PICADOR

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  2. Social Issues
  3. Sense Of Place
  4. Interior Life

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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. Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.

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