Skip to content

The Enigma of Arrival

The Enigma of Arrival

Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Click for full-size.

The Enigma of Arrival

by Naipaul, V.S

  • Used
  • very good
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Very Good
ISBN 10
0394757602
ISBN 13
9780394757605
Seller
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Tipp City, Ohio, United States
Item Price
€7.52
Or just €6.76 with a
Bibliophiles Club Membership
€5.64 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 7 to 14 days

More Shipping Options

Payment Methods Accepted

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • PayPal

About This Item

New York: Vintage Books, 1988. 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. Octavo.

Synopsis

An autobiography for the most part, the book is composed of five sections reflecting the growing familiarity and changing perceptions of Naipaul upon his arrival in various countries.  The majority of the action takes place in Wiltshire, England, where Naipaul has rented a cottage in the countryside. He sees the area around his cottage as a frozen piece of history, unchanged for hundreds of years. However, during his extended stay at this cottage where he is working on another novel, he notices the area for what it is: a forever changing place with ordinary people simply existing away from the rest of the world. This causes the author to reflect upon the nature of perceiving our surroundings and how much these perceptions are affected by our preconceptions.   He reflects on his own emigration from Trinidad to New York City, and his following removal to England and Oxford. Naipaul’s novel illustrates the growing understanding of his place in this new environment and the complicated relations of the people and land around them. 

Read More: Identifying first editions of The Enigma of Arrival

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the specific copy you purchased!

Details

Bookseller
Browse Awhile Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
01059800
Title
The Enigma of Arrival
Author
Naipaul, V.S
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Printing
ISBN 10
0394757602
ISBN 13
9780394757605
Publisher
Vintage Books
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1988
Size
Octavo

Terms of Sale

Browse Awhile Books

Buyer pays shipping, items will be held 10 days while waiting on payment. All items guaranteed as described - 7-day return. Shipping policy: All books shipped via USPS for $5.00 minimum or actual cost. Customers may specify a preference for media mail ($4.50) or priority mailing($6.00), insurance is recommended ($1.00), mailing otherwise at buyer's risk. International packages shipped via Global Priority ($14.00), or actual cost.

About the Seller

Browse Awhile Books

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2005
Tipp City, Ohio

About Browse Awhile Books

We've provided used and out-of-print books to western Ohio readers and collectors since 1980 through our retail store. We have been an active online bookseller since 1997, when we were among the first generation of Bibliofind and ABE vendors. We work hard to offer a variety of interesting books, priced competitively, graded and described honestly, delivered promptly and pleasantly. Our 2,000+ square feet shop is located in the heart of the Old Tipp City Historic District, among more than 50 antique and arts shops. We're open 11AM-5PM Tuesday through Friday and 11AM-4PM Saturday. We're a two-minute drive from I-75, about 15 minutes north of Dayton, Ohio. Our current inventory consists of approximately 200,000 books, about 1/3 of which are in the online inventory. A word about descriptions...we attempt to grade and describe books as accurately as possible, so that you will know exactly what you are buying. We want our customers to order with confidence and to reorder with pleasure - if you receive anything other than what you expect, we prefer that it is because we've exceeded your expectations. Many of our books are described as being within Brodart covers or protective sleeves. These are the sort of clear covers that you find on library books, though (of course!) we do not affix them to the book in any way. Virtually all dust-jacketed books are within Brodart covers, whether so described or not.

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...

Frequently asked questions

This Book’s Categories

tracking-