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A House for Mr. Biswas

By Naipaul, V S

A House for Mr. Biswas Historical Fiction

A House for Mr. Biswas

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"The Nobel Prize winner's first great novel" (Barack Obama), A House for Mr. Biswas is an unforgettable story inspired by Naipaul's father that has been hailed as one of the twentieth century's finest novels. In his forty-six short years, Mr. Mohun Biswas has been fighting against destiny to achieve some semblance of independence, only to face a lifetime of calamity. Shuttled from one residence to another after the drowning death of his father, for which he is inadvertently responsible, Mr. Biswas yearns for a place he can call home. But when he marries into the domineering Tulsi family on whom he indignantly becomes dependent, Mr. Biswas embarks on an arduous- and endless-struggle to weaken their hold over him and purchase a house of his own. A heartrending, dark comedy of manners, A House for Mr. Biswas masterfully evokes a man's quest for autonomy against an emblematic post-colonial canvas.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
576
Release Date:
2001-03-13
Publication Date:
2001-03-13
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0375707166
ISBN13:
9780375707162
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
431 g
Height:
134 cm
Width:
202 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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