A Bend in the River

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Remarks on Condition : Condition Remarks: Very Good +, , Dust Jacket: Excellent, within plastic sleeve, Good with foxing to edges, No markings or notes

A Bend in the River is a novel by V. S. Naipaul, a Nobel Prize-winning writer who was born in Trinidad and Tobago and lived in England. The novel is set in an unnamed African country after its independence from a European colonial power. The novel follows the life and experiences of Salim, an Indian merchant who moves to a town on a bend in the river, where he witnesses the social and political changes and conflicts that affect the country and its people. The novel was published by Andre Deutsch in 1979 and has 296 pages. Additional info: Green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Overall, very good with a DJ preserved in a plastic sleeve. Slight tanning to pages.