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Shouldn't things actually happen once in a while, in order for a book to be considered a novel? If so, then this one doesn't qualify.
Story of a man uprooted from his home in India who comes to live in an isolated town at the bend of a great reiver in a newly independent African nation.
Conflict between the allure of the modern world and the hold of tradition.
A classic
Conflict between the allure of the modern world and the hold of tradition.
A classic
Interesting and well-written account of multi-culturalism in the heart of Africa.
John O. (buzzby) - , reviewed A Bend in the River (Vintage International) on + 6062 more book reviews
Sort of floats through the air like a miasma of....something.