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A Bend in the River is a 1979 novel by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul. The novel, telling the story of Salim, a merchant in post-colonial mid-20th century Africa, is one of Naipaul's best known works and was widely praised. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1979. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked A Bend in the River #83 on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. A Bend in the River has also been criticized for a perceived defence of European colonialism in Africa.

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rdfs:label	A Bend in the River (en) منعطف النهر (رواية) (ar) An der Biegung des großen Flusses (de) Un recodo en el río (es) A Bend in the River (ga) À la courbe du fleuve (fr) Alla curva del fiume (it)
rdfs:comment	منعطف النهر (بالإنجليزية: A Bend in the River)‏ هي رواية للكاتب البريطاني الحائز على جائزة نوبل فيديادر سوراجبراساد نيبول، نشرت عام 1979، لأول مرة عن دار نشر كنوبف. (ar) A Bend in the River is a 1979 novel by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul. The novel, telling the story of Salim, a merchant in post-colonial mid-20th century Africa, is one of Naipaul's best known works and was widely praised. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1979. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked A Bend in the River #83 on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. A Bend in the River has also been criticized for a perceived defence of European colonialism in Africa. (en) Un recodo en el río (título original: A Bend in the River) es una novela del Premio Nobel de Literatura V. S. Naipaul publicada en 1979. La novela fue preseleccionada para el Booker Prize de 1979. (es) Úrscéal le V. S. Naipaul a fhoilsíodh sa bhliain 1979 is ea A Bend in the River. (ga) À la courbe du fleuve (titre original : A Bend in the River) est un roman britannique de V. S. Naipaul publié en 1979. (fr) Alla curva del fiume (titolo originale in inglese A Bend in the River) è un romanzo dello scrittore premio Nobel per la letteratura Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, pubblicato nel 1979, in Italia nel 1982 da Rizzoli, ripubblicato con nuova traduzione nel 2015 con il titolo Sull'ansa del fiume da Adelphi. Il romanzo fu tra i finalisti del Booker Prize del 1979. Il libro racconta la storia di Salim, africano di origine indo-araba della costa orientale, che decide di gestire un piccolo esercizio commerciale in una città dell'interno del continente, alla ricerca di una dimensione personale. (it) An der Biegung des großen Flusses (englischer Titel A Bend in the River) ist ein 1979 erschienener Roman von V. S. Naipaul. Er erzählt die Geschichte des jungen Kaufmanns Salim aus einer indischen Familie, der sich in einer in die Unabhängigkeit entlassenen afrikanischen Kolonie Anfang der sechziger Jahre eine Existenz aufzubauen versucht. Wegen der alles durchdringenden Unsicherheiten und Unruhen der nachkolonialen Situation kann auch der findige Salim nach zehn Jahren letztlich nur durch Flucht sein Leben retten. (de)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Booker Prize Joseph Conrad V. S. Naipaul Virgil Alfred A. Knopf books Congo river Muslim Third World 1979 in literature Zaire Aeneas Africa Nobel Prize in Literature Dido Heart of Darkness 1979 British novels Novels by V. S. Naipaul Novels set in Africa Aeneid Modern Library Modern Library 100 Best Novels Pliny the Elder Alfred A Knopf Kiran Desai Kisangani Selwyn Cudjoe Imraan Coovadia The Inheritance of Loss Vintage Press Latin phrase Mobutu
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