Beyond Belief

Name: Beyond Belief
Brand: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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By Naipaul, V S

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"Brilliant. . . . A powerfully observed, stylistically elegant exploration." --"The New York Times A "New York Times Notable Book of the Year "The book's strength lies in Naipaul's extraordinary ability as a storyteller to draw striking portraits of a cross section of individuals."--"The Boston Globe Fourteen years after the publication of his landmark travel narrative Among the Believers, V. S. Naipaul returned to the four non-Arab Islamic countries he reported on so vividly at the time of Ayatollah Khomeini's triumph in Iran. Beyond Belief is the result of his five-month journey in 1995 through Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, and Malaysia--lands where descendants of Muslim converts live at odds with indigenous traditions, and where dreams of Islamic purity clash with economic and political realities. In extended conversations with a vast number of people--a rare survivor of the martyr brigades of the Iran-Iraq war, a young intellectual training as a Marxist guerilla in Baluchistan, an impoverished elderly couple in Teheran whose dusty Baccarat chandeliers preserve the memory of vanished wealth, and countless others--V. S. Naipaul deliberately effaces himself to let the voices of his subjects come through. Yet the result is a collection of stories that has the author's unmistakable stamp. With its incisive observation and brilliant cultural analysis, Beyond Belief is a startling and revelatory addition to the Naipaul canon. "Highly accomplished. . . . Another display of Naipaul's remarkable talent." --"The Independent (London)

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Binding:: Paperback
Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 432
Publisher:: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Date:: 1999-12-07
Release Date:: 1999-12-01
ISBN / EAN:: 9780375706486
Weight:: 313 g
Dimensions:: 13/20/2 cm

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