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<p>The early masterpiece of V. S. Naipaul’s brilliant career, <b>A House for Mr. Biswas</b> is an unforgettable story inspired by Naipaul's father that has been hailed as one of the twentieth century's finest novels.</p> <p>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, <b>A House for Mr. Biswas</b> masterfully evokes a man’s quest for autonomy against an emblematic post-colonial canvas.</p> <p>The book that first brought Naipaul worldwide acclaim, this richly comic novel tells the moving story of a man without a single asset who enters a life devoid of opportunity, and whose tumble-down house becomes a potent symbol of the searc

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Author

V. S. Naipaul

Publisher

Vintage Books

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780375707162

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, American Fiction

Rating

3.82 / 5 (854 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14