The nightwatchman's occurrence book : and other comic inventions
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Works. 2002 Selections.
Author
Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018.
Contributors
Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018. Suffrage of Elvira.
Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018. Mr Stone and the knights companion.
Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018. Flag on the island.
Published
New York : Vintage International, 2002.
Format
Book
Edition
1st Vintage International ed.
ISBN
9780375708336, 0375708332
Physical Desc
vii, 546 pages ; 21 cm
Status
On Shelf
Providence Public - Level G Fiction
Fic Naipaul
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Published
New York : Vintage International, 2002.
Edition
1st Vintage International ed.
Language
English
ISBN
9780375708336, 0375708332

Notes

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Originally published as 3 separate works in 1958, 1963 and 1967.
Description
The three stories in this book, "The Suffrage of Elvira, A Flag on the Island" and "Mr. Stone and the Knight's Companion, " take readers from a Chinese bakery in Trinidad to a rooming house in London, all in Naipaul's bizarre international style.
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England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Fiction.
Novels.
Trinidadian and Tobagonian fiction (English)
Trinidadian and Tobagonian fiction (English)
West Indies -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Naipaul, V. S. 1. (2002). The nightwatchman's occurrence book: and other comic inventions (1st Vintage International ed.). Vintage International.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018. 2002. The Nightwatchman's Occurrence Book: And Other Comic Inventions. Vintage International.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018. The Nightwatchman's Occurrence Book: And Other Comic Inventions Vintage International, 2002.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018. The Nightwatchman's Occurrence Book: And Other Comic Inventions 1st Vintage International ed., Vintage International, 2002.

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