The Nightwatchman's Occurrence Book, and Other Comic Inventions by V.S. Naipaul

Description: The Nightwatchman's Occurrence Book, and Other Comic Inventions by V.S. Naipaul, Simon Vance, Ron Butler, Vikas Adam V. S. Naipauls legendary command of broad comedy and acute social observation is on abundant display in these classic works of fiction-two novels and a collection of stories-that capture the rhythms of life in the Caribbean and England with impressive subtlety and humor.The Suffrage of Elvira is Naipauls hilarious take on an electoral campaign in the back country of Trinidad, where the candidates tactics include blatant vote-buying and supernatural sabotage. The eponymous protagonist of Mr. Stone and the Knights Companion is an aging Englishman of ponderously regular habits whose life is thrown into upheaval by a sudden marriage and unanticipated professional advancement. And the stories in A Flag on the Island take us from a Chinese bakery in Trinidad-whose black proprietor faces bankruptcy until he takes a Chinese name-to a rooming house in London-where the genteel landlady plays a nasty Darwinian game with her budgerigars.Unfailingly stylish, filled with intelligence and feeling, here is the work of a writer who can do just about anything that can be done with language. FORMAT Compact Disc LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography V. S. Naipaul (1932-2018) was the author of more than thirty books of fiction and nonfiction. His honors include the Nobel Prize for Literature, the Booker Prize, the Trinity Cross, and a knighthood for services to literature. He was named a finalist for the 2009 Man Booker International Prize for achievement in fiction. He was born in Trinidad in 1932 and went to Oxford on a scholarship in 1950.Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over fifty Earphones Awards and thirteen prestigious Audie Awards. He was named Booklists very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.Ron Butler is a Los Angeles-based actor, Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator, and voice artist with over a hundred film and television credits. Most kids will recognize him from the three seasons he spent on Nickelodeons True Jackson, VP. He works regularly as a commercial and animation voice-over artist and has voiced a wide variety of audiobooks. He is a member of the Atlantic Theater Company and an Independent Filmmaker Project Award winner for his work in the HBO film Everyday People.Vikas Adam is a classically trained actor with numerous credits in stage, film, commercials, and television, in addition to his over one hundred recorded audiobooks. An Audie Award nominee, he has garnered many awards for his narrations, including seven AudioFile Earphones Awards and various Best of the Year lists. Table of Contents The Suffrage of Elvira Mr. Stone and the Knights Companion A Flag on the Island Review As delightful as anything Naipaul has written.-- "New York Review of Books"V. S. Naipaul is the worlds writer, a master of language and perception.-- "New York Times Book Review" Review Quote "V. S. Naipaul is the worlds writer, a master of language and perception." Details ISBN1538555328 Author Vikas Adam Short Title NIGHTWATCHMANS OCCURRENCE BK D Publisher Blackstone Publishing Language English ISBN-10 1538555328 ISBN-13 9781538555323 Format Compact Disc Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-12-24 Subtitle And Other Comic Inventions DEWEY 823/.914 Imprint Blackstone Publishing Playing time 1181 Narrator Vikas Adam Alternative 9781538555316 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158451525;

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