A Bend in the River
by V. S. Naipaul · 1979
An Indian trader builds a life at a town deep in a newly independent African country as it slides toward chaos.
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- Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: “I've just read this great book, A Bend in the River. It made me truly understand how modern Africa works.”