A House For Mr Biswas (Macmillan Collector's Library)

Author: V.s. Naipaul

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  • : 24.99 AUD
  • : 9781529013016
  • : Pan Macmillan
  • : Collector's Library, The
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  • : July 2020
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  • : V.s. Naipaul
  • : Macmillan Collector's Library
  • : Hardback
  • : 2010
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  • : English
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Barcode 9781529013016
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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.Part 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. 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.