A House For Mr Biswas

V S Naipaul, Karl Miller

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Everyman Hardcovers
24 November 1995

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Series: Everyman’s Library Contemporary Classics

In the comic masterpiece which established him one of the greatest writers in the English language, Naipaul follows the fortunes of Mr Biswas, the outsider who refuses to conform to the customs of his grander in-laws whose house he lives in. Finally finding a house of his own, he triumphs over the smaller minds who would repress him.

By: V S Naipaul, Karl Miller
Imprint: Everyman Hardcovers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 134mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 634g
ISBN: 9781857152135
ISBN 10: 1857152131
Series: Everyman’s Library Contemporary Classics
Pages: 564
Publication Date: 24 November 1995
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for A House For Mr Biswas

One of the few indisputably great novels of the century. Mr Biswas is one of the great tragicomic characters of the century. Born into the expatriate Indian community in Trinidad, he is trained as a pundit, but fails in his vocation. He becomes a journalist, only to fail at that too. He marries into a large, all-enveloping family but remains an outsider within it. He's not an admirable character but anybody who reads this book will be the richer for having known him. Review by Pat Barker, Booker Prize-winning author of Regeneration Trilogy (Kirkus UK)