Genre: | Fiction |
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Language: | English |
Published: | February 17, 2022 |
Edition: | 2nd |
Paperback | |
ISBN13: | 9781529077193 |
ISBN10: | 1529077192 |
Dimensions: | 5.2 x 7.76 x 1.61 inches |
Weight: | 458.13 g |
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF PICADOR BOOKS
One of BBC’s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World.
Heart-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.
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.
Part of the Picador Collection, a new series showcasing the best of modern literature.