{"product_id":"naipaul-s-v-beyond-belief-9780375706486","title":"Beyond Belief","description":"\"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)","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Used - good","offer_id":53299643482454,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Used - very good","offer_id":53949049569622,"sku":"9780375706486-V","price":4.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9780375706486_1.jpg?v=1778605823","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/naipaul-s-v-beyond-belief-9780375706486","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}