A House for Mr. Biswas

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The early masterpiece of V. S. Naipauls brilliant career A House for Mr. Biswasis an unforgettable story inspired by Naipauls father that has been hailed as one of the twentieth centurys 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 arduousand endlessstruggle 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 mans quest for autonomy against an emblematic post-colonial canvas.