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'Brilliant and terrifying' - "Observer". I had to be the man who was doing well and more than well, the man whose drab shop concealed some bigger operation that made millions. I had to be the man who had planned it all, who had come to the destroyed town at the bend in the river because he had... read more
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First Sentence edit
The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it.
Table of Contents edit
One The Second Rebellion
Two The New Domain
Three The Big Man
Four Battle
Series & Lists edit
This is book 83 of 93 in Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Board's List. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Angle of Repose, and followed by The Death of the Heart.
This is book 297 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Shikasta, and followed by Burger's Daughter.
This is book 167 of 214 in Best English-Language Fiction of the 20th Century. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Bluest Eye, and followed by The Bridge of San Luis Rey.
This book is in Outstanding books by Nobel Prizes in Literature. (community list)
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This book is in Anthony Burgess's Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 - A Personal Choice. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- V. S. Naipaul (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Deutsch
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1979
ISBN: 0-394-50573-5
Page Count: 278
Publisher: Deutsch
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1979
ISBN: 0-394-50573-5
Page Count: 278
Awards edit
- Man Booker Prize (Finalist, 1979, Shortlisted)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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