Between Father and Son: Family Letters
 Amazon.com Review: Writing to his eldest son, Vidia, at Oxford in 1950, Seepersad Naipaul observed: "Your letters are charming in their spontaneity. If you could write me letters about things and people--especially people--at Oxford, I could compile [... more]
$13.00
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A Bend in the River (Modern Library)
the Indian experience in Africa at the beginning of Big Man Rule: This is one of the best books I've read in the shortest number of pages. The sparse prose and spot on characters make this book a reflection of 60s Africa. The book doesn't delve too deep [... more]
$17.95
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A Way in the World: A Novel
not a strong point for Naipaul: I am a huge fan of V.S. Naipaul. The premise of this book--exploring the effects of the colonial situation upon the lives of three men--is excellent. However, this book is a confusing conglomeration of three separate and [... more]
$15.00
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The Nightwatchman's Occurrence Book and Other Comic ...
Author: V.S. Naipaul Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780330491181 ISBN: 0330491180 Number Of Pages: 560 Publication Date: 2003-01-03 [... more]
$16.50
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A Bend In The River
the Indian experience in Africa at the beginning of Big Man Rule: This is one of the best books I've read in the shortest number of pages. The sparse prose and spot on characters make this book a reflection of 60s Africa. The book doesn't delve too deep [... more]
$72.00
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A Way In The World
not a strong point for Naipaul: I am a huge fan of V.S. Naipaul. The premise of this book--exploring the effects of the colonial situation upon the lives of three men--is excellent. However, this book is a confusing conglomeration of three separate and [... more]
$23.00
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In a Free State: A Novel With Two Supporting Narratives
"My life spoil": So said the disillusioned and dejected West Indian when confronted with the reality of his ruined life in London. His brother had taken advantage of him, and having denied himself for his brother's sake, the betrayal was all [... more]
$18.95
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Three Novels
Author: V.S. Naipaul Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914 EAN: 9780394528472 Edition: 1st ISBN: 0394528476 Number Of Pages: 502 Publication Date: 1982-11-12 Release Date: 1982-11-12 [... more]
$18.95
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Miguel Street
HIS BEST WORK: I fully agree that this is Naipaul's best work before he went over to the dark side.His work in the recent years have been full of dark humour.Miguel Street is the begining of Naipaul's love of dark humour.It's about a young man and all [... more]
$11.95
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A House for Mr. Biswas
Some Novels Define Their Place and Time: A House for Mr. Biswas is such a novel, a depiction of a whole culture, the melted-pottage immigrant world of the Caribbean, with Biswas a synecdoche of post-colonial peoples everywhere. Such novels need to be big, [... more]
$10.95
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Suffrage of Elvira
unassumingly twisted view of the Caribbean: V.S. Naipaul presents to us an unassumingly twisted view of a rural Trinidad on the verge of self-government and postcolonialism. He spins a carnival of motley characters (Hindus, Muslims, Blacks, Creoles, East [... more]
$11.95
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Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted ...
Amazon.com Review: Acclaimed writer V.S. Naipaul has the eye of a novelist, the fearless curiosity of a 2-year-old, and the tenacity of a cornered badger. In Beyond Belief, he puts these three attributes to use in delving into the secrets of Islam--the [... more]
$27.95
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