{"product_id":"9781529032109-area-of-darkness","title":"An Area of Darkness","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA luminous and challenging work of autobiographical travel writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA classic of modern travel writing, \u003ci\u003eAn Area of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e is Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul’s profound reckoning with his ancestral homeland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by internationally acclaimed author Paul Theroux.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraveling from the bureaucratic morass of Bombay to the ethereal beauty of Kashmir, from a sacred ice cave in the Himalayas to an abandoned temple near Madras, Naipaul encounters a dizzying cross-section of humanity: browbeaten government workers and imperious servants, a suavely self-serving holy man and a deluded American religious seeker. \u003ci\u003eAn Area of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e also abounds with Naipaul’s strikingly original responses to India’s paralyzing caste system, its acceptance of poverty and squalor, and the conflict between its desire for self-determination and its nostalgia for the British raj. This may be the most elegant and passionate book ever written about the subcontinent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32645418025057,"sku":"9781529032109","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27262790.jpg?v=1721638049","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529032109-area-of-darkness","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}