Among the Believers
by V S Naipaul
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
A very nice first printing of the first American edition [Knopf New York 1981], signed by the 2001 Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Sir V S Naipaul, directly on the title page. The book is in very good condition with crimping to pages 51-54, hardly noticeable with the book closed but certainly evident when reading. The book has no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust jacket is also in very good condition, not price-clipped ($15.00), but with some chips, tears and shelf wear. It is now protected by an archival cover which is easily removable. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.
Synopsis
Among the Believers; An Islamic Journey, written by V. S. Naipaul, describes a six-month journey across the Asian continent after the Iranian Revolution. V. S. Naipaul explores the culture and explosive situations in countries where Islamic fundamentalism was growing. He begins his travels in Iran, to Pakistan, Malaysia, and comes to an end in Indonesia with a short stop in Pakistan and Iran upon return to the UK. The aim of the author was to study culture with a long pre-Islamic history and their modern attempts to establish a religious state. A controversial work, this has been one of Naipaul's better-selling publications and after the book's publication, Naipaul was awarded the Jerusalem Prize. In 1998 Naipaul published a sequel Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions among the Converted Peoples.
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- Bookseller
- C&S Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001091.2
- Title
- Among the Believers
- Author
- V S Naipaul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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