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Naipaul, V. S.:The Mimic Men
- Paperback 1985, ISBN: 0394732324
[EAN: 9780394732329], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Vintage, New York U. S. A.], LITERATURE & FICTION - ROMANE ERZÄHLUNGEN LITTÉRATURE V S NAIPAUL, NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS, Fiction|Political, Marf… More...
[EAN: 9780394732329], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Vintage, New York U. S. A.], LITERATURE & FICTION - ROMANE ERZÄHLUNGEN LITTÉRATURE V S NAIPAUL, NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS, Fiction|Political, Marfree, acidfree later prtg; no names, not marked-in, underscored, clearance or discard. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours. ; 250 pages; Synopsis\\nA profound novel of cultural displacement, The Mimic Men masterfully evokes a colonial man’s experience in a postcolonial world. \\n\\nBorn of Indian heritage and raised on a British-dependent Caribbean island, Ralph Singh has retired to suburban London, writing his memoirs as a means to impose order on a chaotic existence. His memories lead him to recognize the paradox of his childhood during which he secretly fantasized about a heroic India, yet changed his name from Ranjit Kripalsingh. As he assesses his short-lived marriage to an ostentatious white woman, Singh realizes what has kept him from becoming a proper Englishman. But it is the return home and his subsequent immersion in the roiling political atmosphere of a newly self-governed nation that ultimately provide Singh with the necessary insight to discover the crux of his disillusionment. \\n\\nAlfred Kazin\\n"He is the most compelling master of social truth that I know of in the contemporary novel. " -- The New York Times Book Review\\nReview A Tolstoyan spirit. The so-called Third World has produced no more brilliant literary artist. John Updike, The New Yorker Ambitious and successful. -The Times (London) Book Description A sober novel about a tempestuous and tormented soul carrying the burdens of postcolonialism in London. Winner of the W. H. Smith Literary<
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Naipaul, V. S.:The Mimic Men
- Paperback 1985, ISBN: 0394732324
[EAN: 9780394732329], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Vintage, New York U. S. A.], LITERATURE & FICTION - ROMANE ERZÄHLUNGEN LITTÉRATURE V S NAIPAUL, NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS, Fiction|Political, Marf… More...
[EAN: 9780394732329], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Vintage, New York U. S. A.], LITERATURE & FICTION - ROMANE ERZÄHLUNGEN LITTÉRATURE V S NAIPAUL, NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS, Fiction|Political, Marfree, acidfree later prtg; no names, not marked-in, underscored, clearance or discard. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours. ; 250 pages; Synopsis\\nA profound novel of cultural displacement, The Mimic Men masterfully evokes a colonial man’s experience in a postcolonial world. \\n\\nBorn of Indian heritage and raised on a British-dependent Caribbean island, Ralph Singh has retired to suburban London, writing his memoirs as a means to impose order on a chaotic existence. His memories lead him to recognize the paradox of his childhood during which he secretly fantasized about a heroic India, yet changed his name from Ranjit Kripalsingh. As he assesses his short-lived marriage to an ostentatious white woman, Singh realizes what has kept him from becoming a proper Englishman. But it is the return home and his subsequent immersion in the roiling political atmosphere of a newly self-governed nation that ultimately provide Singh with the necessary insight to discover the crux of his disillusionment. \\n\\nAlfred Kazin\\n"He is the most compelling master of social truth that I know of in the contemporary novel. " -- The New York Times Book Review\\nReview A Tolstoyan spirit. The so-called Third World has produced no more brilliant literary artist. John Updike, The New Yorker Ambitious and successful. -The Times (London) Book Description A sober novel about a tempestuous and tormented soul carrying the burdens of postcolonialism in London. Winner of the W. H. Smith Literary<
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Naipaul, V. S.:The Mimic Men
- Paperback 1985, ISBN: 0394732324
[EAN: 9780394732329], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Vintage, New York U. S. A.], LITERATURE & FICTION - ROMANE ERZÄHLUNGEN LITTÉRATURE V S NAIPAUL, NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS, Marfree, acidfree later… More...
[EAN: 9780394732329], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Vintage, New York U. S. A.], LITERATURE & FICTION - ROMANE ERZÄHLUNGEN LITTÉRATURE V S NAIPAUL, NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS, Marfree, acidfree later prtg; no names, not marked-in, underscored, clearance or discard. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours. ; 250 pages; Synopsis\\nA profound novel of cultural displacement, The Mimic Men masterfully evokes a colonial man’s experience in a postcolonial world. \\n\\nBorn of Indian heritage and raised on a British-dependent Caribbean island, Ralph Singh has retired to suburban London, writing his memoirs as a means to impose order on a chaotic existence. His memories lead him to recognize the paradox of his childhood during which he secretly fantasized about a heroic India, yet changed his name from Ranjit Kripalsingh. As he assesses his short-lived marriage to an ostentatious white woman, Singh realizes what has kept him from becoming a proper Englishman. But it is the return home and his subsequent immersion in the roiling political atmosphere of a newly self-governed nation that ultimately provide Singh with the necessary insight to discover the crux of his disillusionment. \\n\\nAlfred Kazin\\n"He is the most compelling master of social truth that I know of in the contemporary novel. " -- The New York Times Book Review\\nReview A Tolstoyan spirit. The so-called Third World has produced no more brilliant literary artist. John Updike, The New Yorker Ambitious and successful. -The Times (London) Book Description A sober novel about a tempestuous and tormented soul carrying the burdens of postcolonialism in London. Winner of the W. H. Smith Literary , Books<
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Naipaul, V. S:The Mimic Men
- Paperback 1985, ISBN: 9780394732329
New York U. S. A.: Vintage. As New 1985. Paperback. Marfree, acidfree later prtg; no names, not marked-in, underscored, clearance or discard. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours. ; 25… More...
New York U. S. A.: Vintage. As New 1985. Paperback. Marfree, acidfree later prtg; no names, not marked-in, underscored, clearance or discard. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours. ; 250 pages; Synopsis\nA profound novel of cultural displacement, The Mimic Men masterfully evokes a colonial mans experience in a postcolonial world. \n\nBorn of Indian heritage and raised on a British-dependent Caribbean island, Ralph Singh has retired to suburban London, writing his memoirs as a means to impose order on a chaotic existence. His memories lead him to recognize the paradox of his childhood during which he secretly fantasized about a heroic India, yet changed his name from Ranjit Kripalsingh. As he assesses his short-lived marriage to an ostentatious white woman, Singh realizes what has kept him from becoming a proper Englishman. But it is the return home and his subsequent immersion in the roiling political atmosphere of a newly self-governed nation that ultimately provide Singh with the necessary insight to discover the crux of his disillusionment. \n\nAlfred Kazin\n"He is the most compelling master of social truth that I know of in the contemporary novel. " -- The New York Times Book Review\nReview A Tolstoyan spirit.... The so-called Third World has produced no more brilliant literary artist. John Updike, The New Yorker Ambitious and successful. -The Times (London) Book Description A sober novel about a tempestuous and tormented soul carrying the burdens of postcolonialism in London. Winner of the W. H. Smith Literary Award. ., Vintage, 1985, 5<
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V.S. Naipaul:The Mimic Men
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