An edition of A Bend in the River (1979)

A bend in the river

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An edition of A Bend in the River (1979)

A bend in the river

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"First published in 1979, a Bend in the River is a novel of the politics and society of postcolonial Africa. Salim, a young Indian man, moves to a town on a bend in the river of a recently independent nation. As Salim strives to establish his business, he comes to be closely involved with the fluid and dangerous politics of the newly created state, the remnants of the old regime clashing inevitably with the new."--Jacket.

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Publisher
Modern Library
Language
English
Pages
418

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Subjects

Fiction, East Indians, Indians in Africa, India, fiction, Africa, fiction, Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, political, Large type books, Fiction (fictional works by one author), East indians--africa--fiction, Pr9272.9.n32 b4 1989, Fiction in English

Places

Africa, Congo (Democratic Republic)

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Cover of: A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River
May 10, 2002, Picador
Paperback - New Ed edition
Cover of: Da he wan
Da he wan
1999, Tian xia yüan jian chu ban gu fen you xian gong si
in Chinese - Di 1 ban
Cover of: A bend in the river
A bend in the river
1997, Modern Library
in English
Cover of: A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River
March 13, 1989, Vintage
Paperback in English
Cover of: A bend in the river
A bend in the river
1980, Penguin
in English
Cover of: A bend in the river
A bend in the river
1980, Vintage Books
in English - Vintage Books ed.
Cover of: A bend in the river
A bend in the river
1979, Knopf ; distributed by Random House
in English - 1st ed.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.914
Library of Congress
PR9272.9.N32 B4 1997, PR9272.9.N32B4 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 418 p. ;
Number of pages
418

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1011950M
ISBN 10
0679602674
LCCN
96052567
OCLC/WorldCat
36121446
LibraryThing
43160
Goodreads
948748

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL103108W

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Work Description

After a recent civil war, a country in the interior of Africa is under a new President, whose insane energy and crudity have made his power felt everywhere including an isolated village at a bend in the river.

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