V. S. Naipaul — Half a Life: A Novel
London, Picador, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression, of this insightful novel from Trinidadian-born British writer Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul. First edition, first impression. Willie Somerset Chandran is the son of a Brahmin father and a Dalit mother. Frustrated by his father for giving him a split identity through his name, Willie leaves India to study in London. There he leads a life as a different man with an interesting background and fakes the facts of his life. Written by Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, a Trinidadian-born British writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
