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  • A Bend in the River

  • Written by: V. S. Naipaul
  • Narrated by: Simon Vance
  • Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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A Bend in the River

Written by: V. S. Naipaul
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Publisher's Summary

In this incandescent novel, V.S. Naipaul takes us deeply into the life of one man, an Indian who, uprooted by the bloody tides of Third World history, has come to live in an isolated town at the bend of a great river in a newly independent African nation. Naipaul gives us the most convincing and disturbing vision yet of what happens in a place caught between the dangerously alluring modern world and its own tenacious past and traditions.
©1979 V.S. Naipaul (P)2004 Blackstone Audiobooks

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"A brilliant novel." (The New York Times)
"Confirms Naipaul's position as one of the best writers now at work." (Newsweek)

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Brilliant!

Naipaul and Vance are a formidable team in this beautifully told story of the Congo in the 70s. Well worth a read and a listen too.

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