The Enigma of Arrival
(Sprache: Englisch)
From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature comes a multicultural tale of finding your place in the world.
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From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature comes a multicultural tale of finding your place in the world.
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Taking its title from the strangely frozen picture by the surrealist painter Giorgio de Chirico, The Enigma of Arrival tells the story of a young Indian from the Caribbean arriving in post-imperial England and consciously, over many years, finding himself as a writer. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by Harvard Professor, Maya Jasanoff.
The Enigma of Arrival is the story of a journey, from one place to another, from the British colony of Trinidad to the ancient countryside of England, and from one state of mind to another. Finding depth in the smallest moments - the death of a cottager, the firing of an estate's gardener - V. S. Naipaul also comprehends the bigger picture, as the old world is lost and the English landscape is changed by the march of 'progress'. This is a moving and beautiful novel told with great dignity, compassion and candour.
Autoren-Porträt von Vidiadhar S. Naipaul
V.S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad in 1932. He came to England on a scholarship in 1950. He spent four years at University College, Oxford, and began to write, in London, in 1954. He pursued no other profession.His novels include A House for Mr Biswas, The Mimic Men, Guerrillas, A Bend in the River, and The Enigma of Arrival. In 1971 he was awarded the Booker Prize for In a Free State. His works of nonfiction, equally acclaimed, include Among the Believers, Beyond Belief, The Masque of Africa, and a trio of books about India: An Area of Darkness, India: A Wounded Civilization and India: A Million Mutinies Now.
In 1990, V.S. Naipaul received a knighthood for services to literature; in 1993, he was the first recipient of the David Cohen British Literature Prize. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001. He lived with his wife Nadira and cat Augustus in Wiltshire, and died in 2018.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Vidiadhar S. Naipaul
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 18 Jahre
- 2020, Main Market Ed., 464 Seiten, Maße: 10,1 x 15,8 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Macmillan Publishers International
- ISBN-10: 1529013046
- ISBN-13: 9781529013047
- Erscheinungsdatum: 12.07.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Written with the expected beauty of style . . . Instead of diminishing life, Naipaul ennobles it Anthony Burgess
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