Bibliograph

A bend in the river, V. S. Naipaul ; with an introduction by Patrick Marnham

Type

Label

A bend in the river, V. S. Naipaul ; with an introduction by Patrick Marnham

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page xxv)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A bend in the river

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1083228577

Responsibility statement

V. S. Naipaul ; with an introduction by Patrick Marnham

Series statement

Everyman's library, 391

Summary

First published in 1979, a Bend in the River is a novel of the politics and society of postcolonial Africa. Salim, a young Indian man, moves to a town on a bend in the river of a recently independent nation. As Salim strives to establish his business, he comes to be closely involved with the fluid and dangerous politics of the newly created state, the remnants of the old regime clashing inevitably with the new

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