The Chip-Chip Gatherers (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) - Softcover

Naipaul, Shiva

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140188258 ISBN 13: 9780140188257

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1997

Synopsis

The author brings to life an unforgettable cast of characters set in a tightly knit Hindu community in Trinidad, against a backdrop of the idiosyncrasies of a particular culture and the sometimes hilarious, sometimes poignant truths about human society. "A compelling, tragic, painfully comic masterpiece." THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT.

About this title

From Library Journal:

"The author unsparingly probes the thoughts and emotional undercurrents of each character in an old-fashioned yet dexterous exposition," said LJ's reviewer of this novel (LJ 5/1/73). The Chip-Chip Gatherers features a collection of ramshackle residents of a small village in Trinidad who have long since abandoned hope. Those who don't like their novels sugar-coated will find this "good reading."
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About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0140188258
• ISBN 13: 9780140188257
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 320