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Set in an unnamed African country, the book is narrated by Salim, a young man from an Indian family of traders long resident on the coast. He believes "The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it." So he has taken the initiative; left the coast; acquired his own shop in a small, growing city in the continent’s remote interior and is selling sundries – little more than this and that, really – to the natives. This spot, this ‘bend in the river’, is a microcosm of post-colonial Africa at the time of Independence: 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.
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A Bend in the River, V. S. Naipaul
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2002
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- Titolo
- A Bend in the River
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- V. S. Naipaul
- Editore
- Picador
- Pubblicato
- 2002
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 340
- ISBN10
- 0330487140
- ISBN13
- 9780330487146
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Tema stórico, Classici, Letteratura inglese, Africa, Indie, Vita quotidiana, Premio Nobel
- Titolo originale
- A bend in the river
- Valutazione
- 3,8 su 5
- Descrizione
- Set in an unnamed African country, the book is narrated by Salim, a young man from an Indian family of traders long resident on the coast. He believes "The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it." So he has taken the initiative; left the coast; acquired his own shop in a small, growing city in the continent’s remote interior and is selling sundries – little more than this and that, really – to the natives. This spot, this ‘bend in the river’, is a microcosm of post-colonial Africa at the time of Independence: 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.