A review by lindseyzank
A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul

4.0

It is apparent to me every time I read a Naipaul novel why he won the Nobel Prize in literature. His keen sense of man's disappointments is stunningly portrayed through memorable, though not always likable, characters. His descriptions are mesmerizing. He allows us to feel the troubles of Africa and her attempt to maintain pride in a violent, postcolonial era.