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The Enigma of Arrival: A Novel in Five Sections
de Naipaul, V. S
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0670815764
- ISBN 13
- 9780670815760
- Librería
-
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
Viking, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. First UK Edition. Very good or better in like jacket. FFEP inscribed by previous owner, author John Metcalf. Very minor rubbing and edgewear to jacket. A very nice and tight copy. Brodart wrapped
Sinopsis
An autobiography for the most part, the book is composed of five sections reflecting the growing familiarity and changing perceptions of Naipaul upon his arrival in various countries. The majority of the action takes place in Wiltshire, England, where Naipaul has rented a cottage in the countryside. He sees the area around his cottage as a frozen piece of history, unchanged for hundreds of years. However, during his extended stay at this cottage where he is working on another novel, he notices the area for what it is: a forever changing place with ordinary people simply existing away from the rest of the world. This causes the author to reflect upon the nature of perceiving our surroundings and how much these perceptions are affected by our preconceptions. He reflects on his own emigration from Trinidad to New York City, and his following removal to England and Oxford. Naipaul’s novel illustrates the growing understanding of his place in this new environment and the complicated relations of the people and land around them.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Biblioasis
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 013752
- Título
- The Enigma of Arrival: A Novel in Five Sections
- Autor
- Naipaul, V. S
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good+
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good+
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670815764
- ISBN 13
- 9780670815760
- Editorial
- Viking
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1987
- Páginas
- 320
- X weight
- 0 kg
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- Jacket
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
