Mr Biswas has been told since the day of his birth that misfortune will follow him - and so it has. Meaning only to avoid punishment, he causes the death of his father and the dissolution of his family. Wanting simply to flirt with a beautiful woman, he ends up marrying her. But in spite of endless setbacks, Mr Biswas is determined to achieve independence, and so he begins the gruelling struggle to buy a home of his own.
V.S. Naipaul
V.S. Naipaul was a Trinidadian-born British author known for his novel "A House for Mr. Biswas" which explores themes of identity and displacement. His writing style is characterized by precise prose and incisive observations of postcolonial societies. Naipaul's work earned him numerous literary awards and a Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001.
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