V. S. Naipaul Contributor(s): Hughes, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138804592 ISBN-13: 9781138804593 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading |
Dewey: 823.914 |
Physical Information: 0.24" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.32 lbs) 98 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: First published in 1988, Peter Hughes explores the work of V. S. Naipaul, and the interplay of fictional and non-fictional patters in what is his obsessive vision of human life. Hughes shows how Naipaul's narratives pair off histories and novels, travel-writing and psycho-biography, reinforcing one another and Naipaul's vision of 'a world undoing itself'; a world of disorder and fantasy. He includes a reading of Naipaul's texts, usually considered highly traditional, that shows their innovative side, and points out ways that they can be illuminated through modern literary theory. A detailed analysis, this companion to V. S. Naipaul's writing will interest students of modern literature and those with an interest in Naipaul's writing more generally. |