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A Bend in the River

by V.S. Naipaul · 1979

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When Salim, a young Indian man, is offered a small business in Central Africa, he accepts. As he strives to establish himself, he becomes closely involved with the fluid and dangerous politics of the newly-dependent state.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
colonialismcolonialismMore like thisLess of thistraveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of thisAfricaAfricaMore like thisLess of thisCongoCongoMore like thisLess of thisIndiaIndiaMore like thisLess of thisCaribbeanCaribbeanMore like thisLess of this
Subject
politicspoliticsMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 326 pages

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