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The early masterpiece of V. S. Naipaul’s brilliant career, A House for Mr. Biswas is an unforgettable story inspired by Naipaul's father that has been hailed as one of the twentieth century's finest novels. In his forty-six short years, Mr. Mohun Biswas has been fighting against destiny... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mr Biswas: Add a description of this character.
- Shama: Mr Biswas' wife
- Mrs Tulsi
- Seth
- Tara
- Savi: Mohun Biswas' eldest daughter
- Govind
- Bipti
- Mohun
- Shekhar
- Mr Maclean
- Dehuti
- Dhari
- Raghu
- Pratap
- Alec
- Misir
- Myna
- W. C. Tuttle
- Mr Burnett
- Moti
- Chinta
- Ajodha
- Owad
- Vidiadhar
- Mungroo
- Dorothy
- Prasad
- Ramchand
- Sumati
- Bhandat
- Billy
- Padma
- Miss Logie
- Pankaj Rai
- Kamla
- Rabidat
- Theophile
- Edgar
- Basdai
- Marcus Aurelius
- Sharma
- Sushila
- Tarzan
- Samuel Smiles
Setting & Locations edit
- Hanuman House
- Port Of Spain
- Sentinel
- Arwacas
- Shorthills
- Trinidad
- Pagotes
- Hindi
- India
- England
- The Chase
- High Street
- Main Road
- Ramayana
- Russia
- Savannah
- Rose Room
- Sikkim Street
- Cambridge
- America
- Seebaran
- Slumberking
- Coca Cola
- London
- Hinduism
- Dairies
- Woodbrook
- St Vincent Street
First Sentence edit
SHORTLY BEFORE he was born there had been another quarrel between Mr Biswas's mother Bipti and his father Raghu, and Bipti had taken her three children and walked all the way in the hot sun to the village where her mother Bissoondaye lived.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 72 of 93 in Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Board's List. (authoritative list)
Preceded by A High Wind in Jamaica, and followed by The Day of the Locust.
This is book 58 of 113 in Book Smart Reading List. (community list)
Followed by Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not).
This book is in TIME Magazine Top 100 English-Language Novels. (community list)
This is book 149 of 214 in Best English-Language Fiction of the 20th Century. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and followed by East of Eden.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This book is in Outstanding books by Nobel Prizes in Literature. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- V. S. Naipaul (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Andre Deutsch
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1961
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 531
Publisher: Andre Deutsch
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1961
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 531
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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