Naipaul's A House for Mr Biswas has been hailed as one of the twentieth century's finest novels, a classic that evokes a man's quest for autonomy against the backdrop of post-colonial Trinidad. Mr Biswas has been told since the day of his birth that misfortune will follow him - and so it has. Meaning only to avoid punishment, he causes the death of his father and the dissolution of his family.
Wanting simply to flirt with a beautiful woman, he ends up marrying her. But in spite of endless setbacks, Mr Biswas is determined to achieve independence, and so he begins the gruelling struggle to buy a home of his own.
Author: Naipaul, V. S., Binding: Paperback, Imprint: Picador, Series: Picador Collection, Publisher: PAN MACMILLAN , Published: 17/02/2022, Pagination: 640 pages, Classification: Fiction & related items, Country of Publication: United Kingdom