The Enigma of Arrival
by V S Naipaul
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
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Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
A wonderful first printing of the first American edition [Knopf New York 1987], signed by the 2001 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, V S Naipaul, directly on the title page. The book has some light toning on the end papers, else fine condition with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting or marking. The dust jacket is also in fine condition, not price-clipped ($17.95), with no creases, chips or tears and minimal shelf wear. It is now protected by an archival cover which is easily removable. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information. A very scarce and collectible book.
Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- C&S Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001122.1
- Title
- The Enigma of Arrival
- Author
- V S Naipaul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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