A Bend in the River (9780330522991)

Set in an unnamed African country, V. S. Naipaul's A Bend in the River 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.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 336 pages
• Dimensions 130 x 196 x 22mm | 240g
• Publication date 01 Apr 2011
• Publisher Pan Macmillan
• Imprint Picador
• Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
• Language English
• ISBN10 033052299X
• ISBN13 9780330522991
• Bestsellers rank 83,720

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