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The Enigma of Arrival (Paperback)

by V.S. Naipaul (Author)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Picador; New edition edition (6 Sep 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330487159
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330487153
  • Product Dimensions: 19.5 x 13.2 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 159,004 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'A wonderful book... a magical book' Jan Morris, Independent


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A moving and beautiful novel of the transformation of rural England. Taking its title from the strangely frozen picture by surrealist painter Giorgio de Chirico, the Enigma of Arrival is the story of a young Indian from the Crown Colony of Trinidad who arrives in post-imperial England and consciously, over many years, finds himself as a writer. As he does so, he also observes the gradual but profound and permanent changes wrought on the English landscape by the march of "progress", as an old world is lost to the relentless drift of people and things over the face of the earth. But while this is a novel of dignity, compassion and candour it is also, perhaps surprisingly, a work of celebration.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely moving, 30 Aug 2001
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I was surprised that this magnificient book had not been reviewed.It is a long time since I read this novel, but I still remember the plaintive intelligence of the prose and the haunting landscapes.I recognise some of the stranger's emotions, and there were sections that were almost too painful to read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Unsettling,beautiful., 12 Sep 2001
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I was unable to engage with the tempo of this book at first, but on my second attempt I was completely absorbed.The plaintive prose creates haunting scenes, that are almost too much to endure.I think this is one of VS Naipaul's best books.
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