Pan Macmillan A House For Mr Biswas

One of BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World. Heart-rending and darkly comic, V. S. Naipaul's A House for Mr Biswas has been hailed as one of the twentieth century's finest novels, a classic that evokes a man’s quest for autonomy against the backdrop of post-colonial Trinidad. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers.These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.This edition features an introduction by writer Teju Cole. Mr Biswas has been told since the day of his birth that misfortune will follow him – and so it has.Meaning only to avoid punishment, he causes the death of his father and the dissolution of his family.Wanting simply to flirt with a beautiful woman, he ends up marrying her.But in spite of endless setbacks, Mr Biswas is determined to achieve independence, and so he begins the gruelling struggle to buy a home of his own.