A House For Mr Biswas, V.S. Naipaul, Andre Deutsch, 1961, 1/1

Description: A House For Mr Biswas, V.S. Naipaul, Andre Deutsch, 1961, First Edition, First Impression, Ex-Library Listed as one of the 100 most influential novels by BBC News on 5th November 2019 and the author's first work to achieve worldwide acclaim. Lively, funny and malicious, Naipaul’s 1961 novel is the story of a man who claws his way free of abject poverty, fighting his in-laws at every turn. It’s an ecstatic evocation of Caribbean life. Naipaul went on to win the Booker Prize for "In A Free State", though "A Bend in The River" was even more acclaimed and later the Nobel Prize for Literature. As well as fiction he equally produced wonderful travelogues and contemporary commentaries, not least his trilogy on the development of India post WW2. Of all his works a first / first of "A House for Mr Biswas" is the scarcest and most sought after. This is an ex-library First Edition, First Impression in good condition. The binding is sound with a slight lean, the boards are bright with some shelf wear and slight nick to the top of the spine. The slightly toned end papers are clean without tears but contain library markings as do the publisher's pages. An opportunity to acquire a literary classic at a reasonable price. Will be despatched wrapped carefully in bubblewrap and in a cardboard box.

Price: 150 GBP

Location: Birmingham

End Time: 2025-01-25T15:33:38.000Z

Shipping Cost: 47.02 GBP