A Bend in the River

For the 1952 James Stewart film, see Bend of the River. For the 2021 film, see A Bend in the River (film).

A Bend in the River
First edition
AuthorV. S. Naipaul
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAlfred A Knopf
Publication date
May 1979
Publication placeTrinidad and Tobago
Media typePrint
Pages278 pages
ISBN0-394-50573-5
OCLC4494403
823/.9/14
LC ClassPZ4.N155 Be 1979 PR9272.9.N32

A Bend in the River is a 1979 novel by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul.

The novel, telling the story of Salim, a merchant in post-colonial mid-20th century Africa, is one of Naipaul's best known works and was widely praised. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1979.[1] In 1998, the Modern Library ranked A Bend in the River #83 on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. A Bend in the River has also been criticized for a perceived defence of European colonialism in Africa.

  1. ^ "A Bend in the River, V S Naipaul". Booker Prize. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.