To this ghost town at the bend in the great river comes the narrator, salim, an indian from east africa who has bought the towns makeshift general. The hudson valley in historic postcards hudson valley heritage george. Published in 1927, it was featured on the soundtrack of the 1930 feature film symphony in two flats starring ivor novello. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. At the heart of his novel is an indian shopkeeper given only the name of salim who arrives in an unnamed town in africa far from the west coast. Subscriptions group subscriptions my account give a gift donate download ios app newsletters. A bend in the river describes postindependence struggles of an unnamed african country whose experiences are in many ways similar to those of other newly independent nations irrespective of their geographical location. Goodreads members who liked a bend in the river also liked. Naipaul gives us the most convincing and disturbing vision yet of what happens in a place caught. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 326 pages and is available in paperback format. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a bend in the river vintage international. Naipaul takes us deeply into the life of one manan indian who, uprooted by the bloody tides of third world history, has come to live in an isolated town at the bend of a great river in a newly independent african nation.
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