A Bend in the River
V. S. Naipaul
Set in an unnamed African country, the book is narrated by Salim, a young man from an Indian family of traders long resident on the coast. He believes "The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it." So he has taken the initiative; left the coast; acquired his own shop in a small, growing city in the continent’s remote interior and is selling sundries – little more than this and that, really – to the natives. This spot, this ‘bend in the river’, is a microcosm of post-colonial Africa at the time of Independence: 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.
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Godina:
2002
Izdavač:
Pan Macmillan
Jezik:
english
Strane:
340
ISBN 10:
0330487140
ISBN 13:
9780330487146
Fajl:
FB2 , 630 KB
IPFS:
,
english, 2002
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