Book Info
Author V.S. Naipaul
Year 1961
Book Description
No. of Mentions: 18
Year of publication: 1961 (Penguin Books, Harmondsworth)
Author Birthplace: Trinidad
Residence: UK
Genre: Fiction
Summary: A widely-acclaimed novel, this is the story of Mohun Biswas’ dreams, despair and destiny. Time magazine included the novel in its “TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005”, and in 2019, BBC News named it on its list of the “100 Novels that Shaped Our World.”
Comments: “Not a fan of V.S. Naipaul the man, but he wrote my favourite book, A House for Mr Biswas.” Jo Michelle
“Made me cry. Mohun has layers.” T. Browne-Bannister
