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| Author | V. S. Naipaul |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Robert Micklewright |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Contemporary fiction |
| Publisher | André Deutsch (UK) Vanguard Press (US) |
Publication date | 1957 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 215 |
The Mystic Masseur is a comic novel by V. S. Naipaul. It is set in colonial Trinidad and was published in London in 1957.
The novel is about a frustrated writer of Indian descent who rises from an impoverished background to become a successful politician on the back of his dubious talent as a 'mystic' masseur — a masseur who can cure illnesses.