{"product_id":"9781529013016","title":"A House for Mr Biswas","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Naipaul, V.S. \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 20 August 2020 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan Collector's Library) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Macmillan Collector's Library' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 720 pages\u003cbr\u003e104 x 157 x 36 | 366g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeart-rending and darkly comic, V. S. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an introduction by writer Teju Cole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55504670556536,"sku":"9781529013016","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9781529013016.jpg?v=1773927161","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781529013016","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}