Between Father and Son: Family Letters - Couverture rigide

Naipaul, V. S.; Aitken, Gillon R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0375407308 ISBN 13 : 9780375407307

Editeur : Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2000

Synopsis

Book by Naipaul VS

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

  At seventeen, V.S. Naipaul wanted to "follow no other profession" but writing. Awarded a scholarship by the Trinidadian government, he set out to attend Oxford, where he was encountered a vastly different world from the one he yearned to leave behind. Separated from his family by continents, and grappling with depression, financial strain, loneliness, and dislocation, "Vido" bridged the distance with a faithful correspondence that began shortly before the young man's two-week journey to England and ended soon after his father's death four years later.
   Here, for the first time, we have the opportunity to read this profoundly moving correspondence, which illuminates with unalloyed candor the relationship between a sacrificing father and his determined son as the encourage each other to persevere with their writing.  For though his father's literary aspirations would go unrealized, Naipaul's triumphant career would ultimately vindicate his beloved mentor's legacy.

Revue de presse

“An extraordinary rich correspondence.” –The New York Times Book Review

"A telling portrait of the artist as a young man [and] a fascinating map to the autobiographical underpinnings of what is arguably Mr. Naipaul's finest novel, A House for Mr. Biswas."- Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

"A narrative that never palls: We are enthralled as by a compelling epistolary novel."- The Washington Post Book World

"Shocking...Captivating...The Naipaul family letters speak eloquently of loneliness and deracination, but at the heart of the book is a very moving story about becoming a writer."- The Boston Globe

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0375407308
• ISBN 13: 9780375407307
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 297
• Éditeur: Aitken Gillon R.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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