Author: Naipaul, V.S.
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Published on 7 November 2024 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Picador Collection' series.
Paperback | 336 pages
198 x 130 x 20 | 234g
Salim has spent most of his life on the east coast of Africa, living and working with his family. When he sets out to build a new life for himself, moving to an unnamed country in the heart of the continent, he believes he is doing so to fulfil his duty as a man. He buys a small shop in a sleepy town, at a bend in the river, where he sells sundries to the locals.
First published in 1979, A Bend in the River is V. S. Naipaul’s vivid exploration of post-colonial Africa at the time of independence. Serving as a microcosm of this changing world, his bend in the river is 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.
Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.