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many drawn from his own formidable experience

Includes extra material: An interview with Neil Gaiman and reading-group discussion questions

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The Vital Abyss

A House for Mr Biswas Condition:Well Read many drawn from his ownFor Mohun Biswas, success means the wonder and audacity of having a house and portion of the earth all his own. But the odds are all against him. As he moves from job to job from sugar cane cutting to sign writing to muck raking journalism; as he acquires a wife, Shama, and four children; as he struggles through illness, despair and frustration to escape from the restless household of his contentious in laws, Mr Biswas's ambition becomes ever more