A house for Mr. Biswas
(Audiobook CD)
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Published
[England] : Naxos Audiobooks, ©2017.
ISBN
9781781980835, 1781980837
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| La Grange Public Library - Stacks | CD BOOK FIC NAIPAUL | On Shelf |
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Published
[England] : Naxos Audiobooks, ©2017.
Format
Audiobook CD
Physical Desc
18 audio discs (21:29:00) : CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781781980835, 1781980837
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.8, 33 Points
Level 6.8, 33 Points
Lexile measure
900
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General Note
"Contemporary Fiction"--Container.
Participants/Performers
Read by Sam Dastor.
Description
The early masterpiece of V. S. Naipaul's brilliant career, A House for Mr. Biswas is an unforgettable story inspired by Naipaul's father that has been hailed as one of the twentieth century's finest novels. In his forty-six short years, Mr. Mohun Biswas has been fighting against destiny to achieve some semblance of independence, only to face a lifetime of calamity. Shuttled from one residence to another after the drowning death of his father, for which he is inadvertently responsible, Mr. Biswas yearns for a place he can call home. But when he marries into the domineering Tulsi family on whom he indignantly becomes dependent, Mr. Biswas embarks on an arduous-and endless-struggle to weaken their hold over him and purchase a house of his own. A heartrending, dark comedy of manners, A House for Mr. Biswas masterfully evokes a man's quest for autonomy against an emblematic post-colonial canvas.
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AUDIOBOOK CD
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Naipaul, V. S. 1., & Dastor, S. (2017). A house for Mr. Biswas (Unabridged.). Naxos Audiobooks.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Naipaul, V. S. 1932- and Sam, Dastor. 2017. A House for Mr. Biswas. [England]: Naxos Audiobooks.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Naipaul, V. S. 1932- and Sam, Dastor. A House for Mr. Biswas [England]: Naxos Audiobooks, 2017.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Naipaul, V. S. 1. and Dastor, S. (2017). A house for mr. biswas. Unabridged. [England]: Naxos Audiobooks.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Naipaul, V. S. 1932-, and Sam Dastor. A House for Mr. Biswas Unabridged., Naxos Audiobooks, 2017.
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