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A House for Mr. Biswas, by Nobel and Booker Prize-winning author V. S. Naipaul, is a powerful novel about one man's struggle for identity and belonging. Born into poverty, then trapped in the shackles of charity and gratitude, Mr. Biswas longs for a house he can call his own. He loathes his wife and her wealthy family, upon whom he is dependent. Finding himself a mere accessory on their estate, his constant rebellion is motivated by the one thing that can symbolize his independence. The book is striking in its lush and sensual descriptions of Trinidad and was listed as one of Time magazine's 100 Best English-Language Novels from 1923 to 2005.

©1969 V.S. Naipaul (P)2017 Naxos AudioBooks Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Small Town & Rural World Literature
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you start to get really involved in his life, his disappointments, the early years stretch on, then the ending comes abruptly.

you get involved and ends abruptly

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Wow it was so descriptive I was in the room with Mr Biswas, I felt his pain!
I didn't want to finish the book it was that good!
Great narration as well.

Loved this book!

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Book was taking to long. I had to buy the Audible to complete it. Well read. You miss the lead character at the end.

A really long book

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VS Naipaul's masterpiece set in his birthplace, Trinidad. This audiobook would have benefited from some effort to give it more authenticity . As a Trinidadian listener it was jarring to hear place names pronounced incorrectly. Also, while getting the accent right can be difficult, substituting an Indian accent is not the answer.

Audiobook marred by inattention to country context

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V. S Naipaul's tragi-comic masterpiece, beautifully read by Sam Dastor. I kept listening again and again and finding new things to love and remember about it. I read it years ago but enjoyed it much more as an audio book.

One of the great novels of the 20th century.

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