The Mystic Masseur

The Mystic Masseur

by V.S.Naipaul (Author)

Synopsis

The Mystic Masseur tells the story of Ganesh, who at the beginning of the novel is a struggling masseur at a time when, as the narrator puts it, 'masseurs were ten a penny in Trinidad'. From failed primary school teacher and masseur to author, revered mystic and MBE, his is a journey memorable for its hilarious and bewildering success.

Naipaul's clarity of style, humorous touch and powerful characterisation are all in evidence in this, his first book. Funny, touching and perceptive, this novel is a wonderful introduction for readers new to Naipaul's writing.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: Main Market
Publisher: Picador
Published: 12 Oct 2001

ISBN 10: 0330487043
ISBN 13: 9780330487047
Book Overview: The author has been awarded the Booker Prize, the John Llwewelyn Rhys Memorial Prize, the Hawthorneden Prize, the WH Smith award and the David Cohen British Literature award.

Media Reviews
One of the few contemporary writers of whom we can speak in terms of greatness. -Mel Gussow, Newsday
For sheer abundance of talent, there can hardly be a writer alive who surpasses V. S. Naipaul. - The New York Times Book Review
Naipaul's writing is clean and beautiful, and he has a great eye for nuance. - The Atlantic Monthly
No one else around today...seems able to employ prose fiction so deeply as the very voice of exile. - The New York Review of Books
Author Bio
V.S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad in 1932. He is the author of more than fourteen works of fiction, including A House for Mr Biswas and A Bend in the River, and ten works of non-fiction including An Area of Darkness and India: A Wounded Civilization. He has won every major literary award bar the Nobel. He lives in Wiltshire.