V. S. Naipaul — A House for Mr Biswas

London, Andre Deutsch, 1961. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this brilliant novel on a man finding success in a postcolonial world by V. S. Naipaul, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper. 'A House for Mr Biswas' was the first of V. S. Naipaul's works to achieve worldwide acclaim. This novel follows a Hindu Indo-Trinidadian, Mohun Biswas, who marries into an influential family to find success. In this tale, Naipaul offers an interesting narrative on the postcolonial world, with biographical elements from the experience of the author's father. Naipaul won the Booker Prize, and the Nobel Prize in Literature. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine and extremities are a little discoloured. A few light marks to the cloth. Author's signature to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .