A Bend In The River

The novel, A Bend in the River, centers on Salim, a Muslim of an Indian family who has lives in coastal towns. Salim himself is not really a smart man, not intellectual at all. It takes place in an unnamed east coastal African country. The topic, which I’m going to handle, is about the comparison of Salim’s view of “The Big Man” contrasting with Naipaul’s view of Mobutu in “A New King …

…saying that I appreciate this writer’s because he has a way of writing that leaves you with a new sense of things every time you read a novel or a short story or even an article about him. I think the reason why he leaves with such a big impact is because he is so open with all of his writing. I could say that I appreciate this writer’s way of putting things.