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Shiva Naipaul

    February 25, 1945 – August 13, 1985

    Shiva Naipaul was a novelist and journalist whose work offered a starkly critical lens on post-colonial societies. His writing frequently exposed the superficiality and mimicry of Western models within emerging native hierarchies. Naipaul also explored the perceived banality and diffidence of Western liberalism with a notable pessimism. His distinct prose style provided a profound examination of the complexities of the modern world.

    Shiva Naipaul
    Sběrači mušlí
    An Unfinished Journey
    North of South
    Fireflies
    Beyond the Dragon's Mouth
    • An Unfinished Journey

      • 136 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Contains articles about the Third World, the India of the Nehrus, the aborigines of Australia, Sri Lanka, and the author's relationship with his brother, V.S. Naipaul.

      An Unfinished Journey1987
    • Beyond the Dragon's Mouth

      • 424 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      Cover has mild wear. Previous owner's name on ffep, ink has transferred to inside cover. Light age-toning throughout, more so on inside covers, the back has short notation. Otherwise, pages are very clean and unmarked. Ships fast from California.

      Beyond the Dragon's Mouth1985
      3.5
    • Román z trinidadského městečka, které oživuje zázračný vzestup jednoho z jeho obyvatel, indického přistěhovalce, majitele přepravní společnosti. V jeho životě nic neznamenají pojmy jako láska, úcta a přátelství a ze svého domu despoticky vládne celému okolí. Pro život podnikatele se v duchu své životní filozofie snaží připravit i svého syna, ale v tomto případě ho čeká porážka v době mladé a sebevědomé snachy. Na mikrokosmu typické venkovské obce a osudech jejích obyvatel zachycuje autor trinidadskou současnost jako kritickou a symbolickou výpověď k problémům zemí, hledajících cestu k samostatnosti.

      Sběrači mušlí1982
      3.0
    • North of South

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      In the 1970s the author travelled to Africa, visiting Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia for several months. This title describes his journeys.

      North of South1980
      3.9