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An Area of Darkness

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03 October 2024
304 pages
9781035051809
Imprint: Picador

Reviews

Brilliant . . . true autobiography arises when a man encounters something in his life which shocks him into the need for self-examination and self-exploration. It was natural that a sojourn in India should provide this shock for Naipaul. The experience was not a pleasant one, but the pain the author suffered was creative rather than numbing. An Area of Darkness is tender, lyrical, explosive and cruel
Written with the expected beauty of style . . . Instead of diminishing life, Naipaul ennobles it
The conclusion is both heart-breaking and bracing: the only antidote to destruction – of dreams, of reality – is remembering. As eloquently as anyone now writing, Naipaul remembers
A wonderful book . . . a magical book