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Tag: Modern novel

A House for Mr Biswas by V. S. Naipaul

March 6, 2015August 29, 2019 Gilbert - Hampshire Libraries8 Comments

A House for Mr Biswas has been hailed as one of the twentieth century’s finest novels and this triumph of resilience, persistence and dignity masterfully evokes a man’s quest for autonomy against the backdrop of post-colonial Trinidad.

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Group ReviewsTagged Autonomy, Family, fiction, Modern novel, N, reading groups, Trinidad

If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor

February 9, 2015August 29, 2019 Gilbert - Hampshire Libraries8 Comments

It portrays a day in the life of a suburban British street, with the plot alternately following the lives of the street's various inhabitants.

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Group ReviewsTagged English town, fiction, M, Modern novel, Mystery, poetry, reading groups, Street Life
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