Book · 1961 · Fiction

A House for Mr. Biswas

Name: A House for Mr. Biswas
Author: V.S. Naipaul

Vintage International (Penguin Random House) · 564 pages

★ 7.8 editorial score

Mohun Biswas is born unlucky in rural Trinidad, marries into a large domineering family, and spends his life trying to own a house. Naipaul makes those small defeats as large as any tragedy.

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