The life of Salim, a Muslim of Indian origin narrates his life in an unknown country in Africa. He settles in a town near a bend in the river.
Naipaul spends a great deal of pages to explain the characters and after that he just takes us to the journey of awe and inspiration. The brilliance lies in the sensory elements Naipaul has put up to state the feelings of the narrator which is true not only in his condition in Africa but is timeless, ageless and universal to all of us.
A great...

Probably one of the best novel in the whole ,whole world ever written, wonderful book to read. Started reading and was engulfed in the beautiful flow, HIGHLY ,HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, read literature of this kind and not thrash, i really find surprised there's no noe to review such a wonderful, magnificent book

A Bend in the River is a very famous book and I was eager to read it for a long time. When I started reading, initially it provoked an intense feeling that one gets while reading an extraordinary modern classic.

But as I carried on, I found it to be a slog, dull storyline that has been presented. There is no question about the expertise of Naipaul and it is reflected in many parts (rather sentences) in this novel, but to deal with such a sluggish, faint story and repeated explanation on the...

This novel is about Salim, an Indian origin Muslim boy who inspired by the life's idiosyncrasies, sets sail to an unknown African small town and how he takes on his life. This novel is poignantly brilliant, aptly humorous and a microcosm of post-war Africa and it's various avatar. A brilliant novel with vintage Africa.

Good

Gifted it to a friend

Book's quality is good And light weight .you can Buy it but the story is 👎

Good

A very good book and page quality is also good 👍

Nice Book 📖