A Turn in the South -V. S. Naipaul Book
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A Turn in the South
Author: V. S. NaipaulPublisher: Pan MacmillanCategory: Memoirs, History Of The Americas, Slavery & Abolition Of Slavery, Constitution: Government & The State, Guidebooks, Travel WritingBook Format: PaperbackA thoughtful and beautifully crafted epilogue to the history of slavery - essential reading for anyone interested in American history. A Turn in the South is a reflective journey by V. S. Naipaul in the late 1980s through the American South. Naipaul writes of his encounters with politicians, rednecks, farmers, writers and ordinary men and women, both black and white, with the insight and originality we expect from one of our best travel writers. Fascinating and poetic, this is a remarkable book on race, culture and country.
Author Biography
V. S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad in 1932. He went to England on a scholarship in 1950. After four years at University College, Oxford, he began to write, and since then has followed no other profession. He has published more than twenty books of fiction and non-fiction, including Half a Life, A House for Mr Biswas, A Bend in the River and most recently The Masque of Africa, and a collection of correspondence, Letters Between a Father and Son. In 2001 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Author Biography
V. S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad in 1932. He went to England on a scholarship in 1950. After four years at University College, Oxford, he began to write, and since then has followed no other profession. He has published more than twenty books of fiction and non-fiction, including Half a Life, A House for Mr Biswas, A Bend in the River and most recently The Masque of Africa, and a collection of correspondence, Letters Between a Father and Son. In 2001 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
About V. S. Naipaul
V. S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad in 1932. He came to England on a scholarship in 1950. He spent four years at University College, Oxford, and began to write, in London, in 1954. He pursued no other profession. His novels include A House for Mr Biswas, The Mimic Men, Guerrillas, A Bend in the River, and The Enigma of Arrival. In 1971 he was awarded the Booker Prize for In a Free State. His works of nonfiction, equally acclaimed, include Among the Believers, Beyond Belief, The Masque of Africa, and a trio of books about India: An Area of Darkness, India: A Wounded Civilization and India: A Million Mutinies Now. In 1990, V. S. Naipaul received a knighthood for services to literature; in 1993, he was the first recipient of the David Cohen British Literature Prize. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001. He lived with his wife Nadira and cat Augustus in Wiltshire, and died in 2018.(BK-9780330522946)
| SKU | BK-9780330522946 |
| Barcode # | 9780330522946 |
| Brand | Pan Macmillan |
| Artist / Author | V. S. Naipaul |
| Shipping Weight | 0.5000kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.190m |
| Shipping Height | 0.010m |
| Shipping Length | 0.197m |
| Assembled Length | 1.300m |
| Assembled Height | 19.000m |
| Assembled Width | 197.000m |
| Type | Paperback |
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