内容简介
Inthe"brilliantnovel"("TheNewYorkTimes")V.S.Naipaultakesusdeeplyintothelifeofoneman--anIndianwho,uprootedbythebloodytidesofThirdWorldhistory,hascometoliveinanisolatedtownatthebendofagreatriverinanewlyindependentAfricannation.Naipaulgivesusthemostconvincinganddisturbingvisionyetofwhathappensinaplacecaughtbetweenthedangerouslyalluringmodernworldanditsowntenaciouspastandtraditions.
作者简介
V.S.NaipaulwasborninTrinidadin1932.Heistheauthorofthirteenworksoffiction,includingAHouseforMrBiswas,TheMysticMasseurandTheEnigmaofArrival,andtenbooksofnon-fictionincludingAnAreaofDarknessandAmongtheBelievers.HehaswontheBookerPrize,theJohnLlewelynRhysMemorialPrize,theHawthorndenPrize,theWHSmithawardandin1993wasawardedthefirstDavidCohenBritishLiteratureAward.Hisnewnovel,HalfALife,waspublishedinSeptember2001.ShortlyafterwardshewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.HelivesinWiltshire.