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A House for Mr Biswas (Twentieth-Century Classics)

by V. S. Naipaul; Ian Buruma
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Year
Binding
Paperback
Pages
608

Naipaul transforms one man's desire for a house into an epic of postcolonial identity and human dignity. Mr. Biswas struggles through life in Trinidad, seeking something solid to call his own. The novel moves with the weight of lived experience, finding profound meaning in small victories and daily defeats. Dense but deeply rewarding—a masterpiece about the fundamental human need for place and belonging.

$5.00 SKU 9780140186048
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