A Way in the World

In his long-awaited, vastly innovative new novel, Naipaul, "one of literature's great travelers" (Los Angles Times), spans continents and centuries to create what is at once an autobiography and a fictional archaeology of colonialism. "Dickensian. . a brilliant new prism through which to view (Naipaul's) life and work."-New York Times.

“Intricate … poignant … fabulous … a potent blend of fact and fiction, autobiography, history, imagination.”

— Washington Post Book World

“Naipaul is an artful arranger. His technique is to layer memory and history so that the past is an iridescence that colors the present.”

— Time

“Whichever way the narrative takes us … characters, ideas, events [are] elegantly juggled, set down and picked up again with a technical brilliance that comes with a lifetime’s experience…. Brave … fascinating is a beautiful lament.”

— Caryl Phillips,

“A Way in the World

— Wall Street Journal

“Naipaul, master of literature, is playing historical trickster for us.… His reasoning and presentation are flawless, styled in English at its purest.… One cannot help but be fascinated by this cast of the master’s dice.”

— Philadelphia Inquirer