The Mimic's main quest had always been to find a way to make his abilities permanent. The first and third parts were less interesting, the third part which details his political career was the hardest for me to focus on. He spent four years at University College, Oxford, and began to write, in London, in 1954. He is a scholar in England; son of a petit-bourgeoisie (by island standards); marries a white woman; he's the east-indian political alley of a charismatic african. I can also see why popular fiction will never win the Pulitzer.Dense. Naipaul. Thanks for exploring this SuperSummary Plot Summary of “The Mimic Men” by V.S.
But unlike other exquisite writing - Proust and Camus both come to mind - he crafts his sentences densely without making them dense to the reader. The benefit? The novel does explore some deeper worthwhile topics about immigration and patriation, and offers pretty regular comments about breasts (the narrator is obsessed with describing every breast he encounters, particularly his girfriend's, whose nipples are painted with lipstick), but besides that it's drudgery to read.good work but sounds very stereotype, a young second generation immigrant Indian in the Caribbeans being toyed by the world powers..This Book Represents the identity crisis of the protagonist Ranjit Kripal Singh, who spends his childhood in a British colony, then goes to college in London. They marry and return to Isabella. About The Mimic Men.
Now I have a very big aversion to this book. Overwritten and Dense. I could not connect with any of the characters, I felt the descriptions and story was overwritten and overdone. The novel does explore some deeper worthwhile topics about imWhen I first got this book, I turned to a random page and read a paragraph. Naipaul's books this one is essentially an exploration of some part of his own identity. His…
While the depth of craftsmanship in Proust and Camus can slow the reader, much like one Naipaul relates the tale of a Indian man born and raised in a British colony in the Caribbean and two - no three - things come to mind when thinking about what I have read. Aug 14, 2001 | ISBN 9780375707179 There must be a corner in V.S. The Mimic Men is a moving novel that evokes a colonial man's experience in the postcolonial world.
I began to wonder, then, if that hadn't been the point: that just as Singh had failed to find himself in the other, more active events of his life, so he had failed also to distinguish himself as anything other than a literary mimic. Mimic's powers soon began to drain the life energy of those around him again. Like most of V.S. Like most of V.S. There is not a line that does not feel considered. Does this make me ignorant? In The Mimic Men we are treated to the first person account of the life of Ralph Singe, former government minister of the small island nation of Isabella, now living in exile. Naipaul's books this one is essentially an exploration of some part of his own identity. More on this later...Enjoyed descriptions of life on the island Isabella. The so-called Third World has produced no more brilliant literary artist.”–John Updike, Sign up for news about books, authors, and more from Penguin Random HouseVisit other sites in the Penguin Random House NetworkBy clicking Sign Up, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House's Unfortunately, the sample I encountered proved to be very representative, and I quickly tired of the narrator's pathetic and mopey writing style. But unlike other exquisite writing - Proust and Camus both come to mind - he crafts his sentences densely without making them dense to the reader. “A Tolstoyan spirit…. First his trip to England and life there. I can see why it won it.
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Unfortunately, the sample I encountered proved to be very representative, and I quickly tired of the narrator's pathetic and mopey writing style. "Sentence for sentence, he is a model of literary tact and precision…" – for me that is why one should read this book. He lives in a rundown hotel and meets eventually Sandra. It's protagonist is a collage of the west indian leaders who took their territories to independence. What I did appreciate was the dissonance, the not belonging, the awareness of performance in day to day life... and of course, the beautiful language!
Guerrillas or A Bend in the River would probably be the best starting point.