V. S. Naipaul Ordre des livres (chronologique)

A cultural history describing how folklore studies and the music industry helped to create a musical color line in the South, associating certain genres with particular racial and ethnic identities.

Like all of V. S. Naipaul's 'travel' books, encompasses amuch larger narrative and purpose: to judge the effects of belief (in indigenous animisms, the foreign religions of Christianity and Islam, the cults of leaders and mythical history) upon the progress of civilization

物語の核心に迫る、“グラン=パルス”終端まで攻略。150体以上の敵兵、シ骸、モンスターのパラメータ公開。LV.8までのクリスタリウムデータでキャラの成長も万全。巻頭ポスター&シートで全オプティマ・召喚獣を一挙紹介。

Was bedeutet es, in einer ehemaligen Kolonie zu leben?§Und wie lebt es sich als Kind von Einwanderern fernab der Heimat?§Diese Fragen bewegen V.S.Naipaul seit jeher, sie bestimmen auch sein Interesse für den afrikanischen Kontinent.

Mrs. Jansen, eine Frau mittleren Alters mit unbekannter Vergangenheit, lebt kurz in Paris. Ihr Leben ist geprägt von Alkoholabhängigkeit und dem Verlust ihres Sohnes. Der Roman thematisiert das innere und äußere Exil sowie das Gefühl der Wurzel- und Heimatlosigkeit, zentrale Motive in Jean Rhys' Werken.

Charting half a lifetime spent exploring the written word, these eleven articles include Naipaul’s boyhood experiences of reading books and his first youthful efforts at writing them; the evolution of his ideas about the extent to which individual cultures shape identities and influence literary forms; Naipaul’s observations on Conrad, his literary forebear; the moving preface he wrote to the only book his father ever published; and his reflections on his career, ending with his celebrated Nobel lecture ‘Two Worlds’. A remarkable companion piece to The Writer and the World, Naipaul’s previous volume of highly-acclaimed essays, Literary Occasions is a stirring contribution to the fading art of the critic, and a revelation of a life in letters.

Presenting a moving tale of a man searching for his life and fearing he has wasted it, this novel is also a testing study of the conflicts between the rich and the poor, and the struggles within each.

Quo vadis, Amerika? Dem in Trinidad aufgewachsenen V. S. Naipaul galt Amerika schon früh als „Land der Finsternis“. In diesem Buch beschreibt der Nobelpreisträger es als einen Kontinent voller Widersprüche, der bis heute sein koloniales Erbe nicht losgeworden ist.

Die literarische Autobiographie des Nobelpreisträgers Schon im Alter von elf Jahren wollte V.S. Naipaul Schriftsteller werden. Welche Bücher haben ihn in seinem Wunsch bestärkt? Wie fand er seine Themen? Welchen Traditionen fühlt er sich verpflichtet? Diesen Fragen geht Naipaul in seinen Essays nach, die durch seine Rede zur Nobelpreisverleihung vollendet werden.

Dva klíčové prvky díla světoznámého britského prozaika karibského původu – autobiograficky pojatý příběh uměleckého zrání a cesty za vlastním já a nezjednodušený obraz postkoloniální situace třetího světa – se v románové sekvenci z poloviny 90. let, řadící se k vrcholným autorovým prózám, projevují se zvlášť výraznou naléhavostí. V časově i tematicky široce pojatém cyklu devíti kapitol sjednoceném rodným karibským regionem se Naipaulovi podařilo skloubit tragické historické osudy evropských objevitelů a dobyvatelů, epizody z poválečného politického vývoje i osobně laděný příběh hledání vlastních kořenů v neobyčejně originální a přesvědčivý celek, potvrzující autorovu mistrovskou schopnost reflexe historického vývoje i vlastního osudu.

V.S. Naipaul llegó a Inglaterra en 1950 con dieciocho años, una beca para estudiar en Oxford, poco dinero y un profundo deseo de ser escritor. Su experiencia estuvo marcada por dificultades, alegrías, anhelos y nostalgias, reflejadas en la correspondencia con su padre, figura crucial en su vida, y su hermana. Estas cartas, escritas con el brío narrativo que caracterizaría su obra, abarcan desde su llegada a Oxford hasta la inesperada muerte de su padre en 1953, a los cuarenta y siete años. Incluyen temas que van desde preocupaciones financieras, que revelan la personalidad del autor, hasta emotivas reflexiones de añoranza. También aborda comentarios sobre la universidad, profesores, sus progresos en la escritura y su vocación. La correspondencia de Naipaul ofrece un retrato fascinante de este controvertido autor y su vida íntima en una Inglaterra de los años cincuenta, su patria adoptiva. Este conjunto epistolar destaca la importancia de la literatura en la forma de cartas, funcionando como una autobiografía conmovedora e indignante, que permite una mirada privilegiada a su vida y su entorno.

This is a further volume in the ongoing reissue of the backlist of V.S. Naipaul, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001.

Een Indiase jongeman trekt de halve wereld rond in een poging inhoud en betekenis aan zijn leven te geven.

Written to provide engineers and scientists with a coherent guide to how to protect their inventions and creations, this text provides readers with a solid foundation to help them know when and why it is necessary to seek advice before valuable rights are lost or the rights of others are infringed. Coverage includes: employment contracts, as well as the ability of engineers to take confidential and secret knowledge to a new job; shop rights; and information to help entrepreneurs establish a non-conflicting enterprise when leaving their prior employment.

Quinze ans après son premier voyage dans quatre pays musulmans non arabes - l'Indonésie, l'Iran, le Pakistan et la Malaisie -, V S. Naipaul revient sur ses pas. L'auteur du Crépuscule de l'Islam part à la recherche des hommes qu'il a connus en 1979, résistants de l'ombre ou défenseurs enthousiastes des gigantesques bouleversements que connaissait alors une partie du monde musulman. Naipaul rapporte les récits de ces vies singulières en vingt ans converties à la religion du prophète. D'Islamabad à Kuala Lumpur, des campagnes iraniennes aux mégalopoles d'Indonésie, il recueille les paroles désenchantées d'hommes résignés à endurer les aberrations des régimes en place. L'écrivain, qui sait aussi se faire sociologue ou historien, dresse le portrait de cette partie de l'humanité qui a cédé aux diktats d'une conception obscurantiste de la foi.

Owning a small portion of the Trinidad earth and a respectable house of his own is the dream that sustains Mohun Biswas through a life of frustration and despair after he marries into the domineering Tulsi family

Winner of the Booker Prize in 1971 and nominated for the Golden Man Booker Prize in 2018.

L'essentiel de notre héritage reste hors de notre portée : tel est le mystère qui sous-tend cette oeuvre de fiction où, sur le mode autobiographique exploré dans "L'Enigme de l'arrivée", sont mises en scène de grandes tragédies, situées dans un contexte de modernité qui leur fait écho. "Avec une intensité douloureuse, une compassion retenue, V.S. Naipaul se penche sur son passé et sur celui de Trinidad et des Caraïbes. Il se revoit, entre la fin de ses études secondaires et son départ pour l'Angleterre, commis aux écritures dans les Archives de l'état civil, s'essayant à ses premiers textes de fiction. Il se remémore ses débuts d'écrivain à Londres, les encouragements et les humiliations reçus de la part d'un vieil écrivain déchu. Au fil des pages, le lecteur voit évoluer le narrateur.Il accompagne l'homme vieillissant qui confronte ses souvenirs à la réalité actuelle de sa patrie, démêlant les fils enchevêtrés d'un héritage improbable. Cette symphonie de la mémoire perdue et retrouvée, V. S. Naipaul l'orchestre d'un style singulièrement dense, riche et varié qui se prête à merveille à tous les registres de l'art de la fiction"

Raconte le voyage de l'auteur en 1950 de Londres à sa terre natale, l'île caribéenne de Trinidad. Cette œuvre offre une étude des sociétés - la Guyane britannique, le Suriname, la Martinique et la Jamaïque - en examinant leur héritage commun de colonialisme et d'esclavage.

Der Familien- und Entwicklungsroman spielt in Trinidad und erzählt die Geschichte von Mr. Biswas, einem Außenseiter, der mit Unglückszeichen geboren wird. Als Sohn eines armen Landarbeiters kämpft er gegen die Herausforderungen seiner Herkunft und den Konflikt mit dem Familienklan seiner Frau.

Verslag van een reis door Indonesië, Iran, Maleisië en Pakistan, waarbij de aandacht van de schrijver vooral uitgaat naar de invloed van de Islam op deze landen.

Le million de révoltes qu'évoque Naipaul doit être considéré comme autant de signes de vie, d'indices de la volonté manifeste de l'Inde de se secouer, de sortir de son inertie ancestrale, l'inertie de la pauvreté ...

Verslag van de reis die de in Trinidad geboren schrijver van Indiase afkomst in 1987 door de zuidelijke staten van Amerika maakte.

A thoughtful and beautifully crafted epilogue to the history of slavery - essential reading for anyone interested in American history.

Autobiografische roman van de Westindische schrijver waarin Engeland centraal staat.

A collection of pieces of reportage and reflections on societies which are still suffering from the profound deprivations of colonialism. Amongst the topics covered are Michael X in Trinidad, Peronism in Argentina, and the cult of Kingship in Mobuto's Zaire.

The autobiographical novel of a journey from the British colony of Trinidad to the ancient countryside of England.

A tender, funny novel written with the verve of Dickens and the passion of Chekhov, set during World War II in a derelict neighborhood in Trinidad’s capital and narrated by an unnamed boy—from the Nobel Prize-winning author.“One of the few contemporary writers of whom we can speak in terms of greatness.” — Newsday“A stranger could drive through Miguel Street and just say ‘Slum!’ because he could see no more.” But to its residents this corner of Trinidad’s capital is a complete world, where everybody is quite different from everybody else. There’s Popo the carpenter, who neglects his livelihood to build “the thing without a name.” There’s Man-man, who goes from running for public office to staging his own crucifixion, and the dreaded Big Foot, the bully with glass tear ducts. There’s the lovely Mrs. Hereira, in thrall to her monstrous husband. This tender, funny early novel is a work of mercurial mood shifts, by turns sweetly melancholy and anarchically funny. It overflows with life on every page.

Offers an account of the author's literary beginnings and growth and a narrative of a journey into the tribal and modern life of the Ivory Coast.

Románový příběh o působení nevlídných sociálních a politických poměrů na vnitřní svět člověka.

Naipaul’s controversial account of his travels through the Islamic world, hailed by The New Republic as “the most notable work on contemporary Islam to have appeared in a very long time.”

A penetrating survey of this tormented continent by one of the literary heavyweights of our age

The early masterpiece of V. S. Naipaul’s brilliant career, A House for Mr. Biswas is an unforgettable story inspired by Naipaul's father that has been hailed as one of the twentieth century's finest novels. In his forty-six short years, Mr. Mohun Biswas has been fighting against destiny to achieve some semblance of independence, only to face a lifetime of calamity. Shuttled from one residence to another after the drowning death of his father, for which he is inadvertently responsible, Mr. Biswas yearns for a place he can call home. But when he marries into the domineering Tulsi family on whom he indignantly becomes dependent, Mr. Biswas embarks on an arduous–and endless–struggle to weaken their hold over him and purchase a house of his own. A heartrending, dark comedy of manners, A House for Mr. Biswas masterfully evokes a man’s quest for autonomy against an emblematic post-colonial canvas.

An expatriate English couple and a West Indian would-be revolutionary yield to infidelity, sexual abuse, murder, and irrevocable mental and moral decay on a socially fragile, post-colonial Caribbean island. A novel of colonialism and revolution, death, sexual violence and political and spiritual impotence.

A profound novel of cultural displacement, The Mimic Men masterfully evokes a colonial man’s experience in a postcolonial world. Born of Indian heritage and raised on a British-dependent Caribbean island, Ralph Singh has retired to suburban London, writing his memoirs as a means to impose order on a chaotic existence. His memories lead him to recognize the paradox of his childhood during which he secretly fantasized about a heroic India, yet changed his name from Ranjit Kripalsingh. As he assesses his short-lived marriage to an ostentatious white woman, Singh realizes what has kept him from becoming a proper Englishman. But it is the return home and his subsequent immersion in the roiling political atmosphere of a newly self-governed nation that ultimately provide Singh with the necessary insight to discover the crux of his disillusionment.

The history of Trinidad begins with a delusion: the belief that somewhere nearby on the South American mainland lay El Dorado, the mythical kingdom of gold. In this extraordinary and often gripping book, V. S. Naipaul–himself a native of Trinidad–shows how that delusion drew a small island into the vortex of world events, making it the object of Spanish and English colonial designs and a mecca for treasure-seekers, slave-traders, and revolutionaries. Amid massacres and poisonings, plunder and multinational intrigue, two themes emerge: the grinding down of the Aborigines during the long rivalries of the El Dorado quest and, two hundred years later, the man-made horror of slavery. An accumulation of casual, awful detail takes us as close as we can get to day-to-day life in the slave colony, where, in spite of various titles of nobility, only an opportunistic, near-lawless community exists, always fearful of slave suicide or poison, of African sorcery and revolt. Naipaul tells this labyrinthine story with assurance, withering irony, and lively sympathy. The result is historical writing at its highest level.

In this book, an old, comically timid and absent-minded man, Surujpat Harbans, runs for office, aided by superstition, bribes, and an aggressive compaign.

In this work of autobiographical travel writing in India, the author desribes his encounter with a force in his life which shocked him into an awareness of a need for self-examination and self-explanation. V.S. Naipul has also written 13 works of fiction and won the 2001 Nobel Prize for Literature.

The Nobel Prize winner's first novel traces the unlikely career of Ganesh Ramsumair, a failed schoolteacher and impecunious village masseur who in time becomes a revered mystic and the most beloved politician in 1940s Trinidad.

Attratto da un richiamo fatale nel cuore dell'Africa, il giovane Salim, indiano di fede musulmana, lascia la costa orientale del continente per rilevare un eccentrico bazar in riva a un fiume circondato da un paesaggio primordiale di foreste, torrenti nascosti e canali infestati da zanzare. Qui cercherà di contribuire, con pochi sodali, all'evoluzione di una società travolta da recenti tumulti. Inizialmente, la comunità dell'«ansa del fiume» sembrerà avviarsi a un promettente progresso. Tuttavia, questo slancio innovatore, fagocitato dal Grande Uomo, si convertirà presto in un futurismo grottesco; e, unito alla feroce rabbia accumulata nel periodo coloniale, susciterà un sistema di controllo paranoico e una catena di cieche rappresaglie, consegnando Salim a un destino di apolide senza patria e senza vera identità. Ce roman est un hommage all'amato Conrad, e il suo sguardo si concretizza in una prosa iperrealista, ipnotica e allucinata.