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Can I read A Bend in the River on EtoBox?
A Bend in the River by Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Bend in the River about?
Set in an unnamed African country, the book is narrated by Salim, a young man from an Indian family of traders long resident on the coast. He believes "The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it." So he has taken the initiative; left the coast; acquired his own shop in a small, growing city in the continent’s remote interior and is selling sundries – little more than this and that, really – to the natives. This spot, this ‘bend in the river’, is a microcosm of post-colonial Africa at the time of Independence: a scene of chaos, violent change, warring tribes, ignorance, isolation and poverty. And from this rich landscape emerges one of the author’s most potent works – a truly moving story of historical upheaval and social breakdown.
Who reads A Bend in the River?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780330487146
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Peoples & Cultures Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 3.77 / 5 (11,257 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14