{"product_id":"a-bend-in-the-river","title":"A Bend in the River","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e V.S. Naipaul\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 07-01-2011\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780330522991\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Set in an unnamed African country, V. S. Naipaul's \u003ci\u003eA Bend in the River\u003c\/i\u003e is narrated by Salim, a young man from an Indian family of traders long resident on the coast. He believes \u003ci\u003eThe world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it.\u003c\/i\u003e So he has taken the initiative; left the coast; acquired his own shop in a small, growing city in the continent’s remote interior and is selling sundries – little more than this and that, really – to the natives. This spot, this ‘bend in the river’, is a microcosm of post-colonial Africa at the time of Independence: a scene of chaos, violent change, warring tribes, ignorance, isolation and poverty. And from this rich landscape emerges one of the author’s most potent works – a truly moving story of historical upheaval and social breakdown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780330522991\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.8 x 5.0 x 1.0 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49126745440560,"sku":"Prakash_9780330522991","price":479.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/picador-book-default-title-a-bend-in-the-river-38881590214960.jpg?v=1753015305","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/a-bend-in-the-river","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}