Guerrillas

Set on a troubled Caribbean island - where Asians, Africans, Americans and former British colonials co-exist in a state of suppressed hysteria - V. S. Naipaul''s Guerrillas is a novel of colonialism and revolution. A white man arrives with his mistress, an Englishwoman influenced by fantasies of native power and sexuality, unaware of the consequences of her actions. Together with a leader of the ''revolution'', they act out a gripping drama of death, sexual violence and spiritual impotence. Guerrillas depicts a convulsion in public life, and ends in private violence. The novel comes with extraordinary force from the centre of a profound moral awareness of the world''s plight. ''Impeccable . . . Guerrillas seems to me Naipaul''s Heart of Darkness : a brilliant artist''s anatomy of emptiness, and of despair'' - Observer

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: V S Naipaul, V. S. Naipaul, V.S. Naipaul, Vidiadhar S. Naipaul, V. S. Naipaul
• Editore: Picador Uk
• Lingue: Inglese, Francese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.08.2011
• EAN: 9780330522915
• ISBN: 978-0-330-52291-5
• Pagine: 272
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 197 mm x 17 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; FICTION / Psychological, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Social issues, Caribbean islands, Narrative theme: Politics, Narrative theme: Sense of place