false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178176127m/768116.jpg 5849 22 The early masterpiece of V. S. Naipaul's brilliant career, <i>A House for Mr. Biswas</i> 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 to achieve some semblance of independence, only to face a lifetime of calamity. Shuttled from one residence to another after the drowning death of his father, for which he is inadvertently responsible, Mr. Biswas yearns for a place he can call home. But when he marries into the domineering Tulsi family on whom he indignantly becomes dependent, Mr. Biswas embarks on an arduous and endless struggle to weaken their hold over him and purchase a house of his own. A heartrending, dark comedy of manners, <i>A House for Mr. Biswas</i> masterfully evokes a man's quest for autonomy against an emblematic post-colonial canvas. 2927347 1992 A House for Mr. Biswas total:1228|5:364|4:448|3:276|2:103|1:37| 1228 4683 1997 162 2 5 false false Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 19:40:01 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 19:27:06 -0700 2008
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This is a book for adults--people who have struggled continually to figure out how to live their lives, people who have dealt with the opposing forces of obligation to family and the desire for independence.

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