by V.S.Naipaul (Author)
This novel explores colonial inheritance in a series of narratives that swing back and forth between past and present. It draws on examples of Spanish and British imperial history in the Caribbean, such as Raleigh's last expedition, placed within a context of echoing modernity.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: Print On Demand edition
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Published: 03 Apr 1995
ISBN 10: 074939630X
ISBN 13: 9780749396305
Book Overview: Dazzling mixture of autobiography and a fictional history of colonialism