A House for Mr Biswas

A House for Mr Biswas

Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction | Paperback Published on: 17/02/2022
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Synopsis

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF PICADOR BOOKS

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.

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.

Part of the Picador Collection, a new series showcasing the best of modern literature.

  • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
  • ISBN: 9781529077193
  • Number of pages: 640
  • Weight: 448g
  • Dimensions: 197 x 132 x 41 mm