The Enigma of Arrival
06 November 2025Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
Taking its title from the strangely frozen picture by the surrealist painter Giorgio de Chirico, The Enigma of Arrival tells the story of a young Indian from the Caribbean arriving in post-imperial England and consciously, over many years, finding himself as a writer. It is the story of a journey, from one place to another, from the British colony of...
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06 November 2025400 pages
9781035061754Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Written with the expected beauty of style . . . Instead of diminishing life, Naipaul ennobles itAnthony Burgess
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 remembersThe Times
A wonderful book . . . a magical bookThe Independent
Heartbreaking and bracingTIME
