{"product_id":"9781529077193","title":"A House for Mr Biswas","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeart-rending and darkly comic, V. S. Naipaul's A House for Mr Biswas has been hailed as one of the twentieth century's finest novels, a classic that evokes a man's quest for autonomy against the backdrop of post-colonial Trinidad.\n\nMr Biswas has been told since the day of his birth that misfortune will follow him - and so it has. Meaning only to avoid punishment, he causes the death of his father and the dissolution of his family. Wanting simply to flirt with a beautiful woman, he ends up marrying her. But in spite of endless setbacks, Mr Biswas is determined to achieve independence, and so he begins the gruelling struggle to buy a home of his own.\n\nPart of the Picador Collection, a new series showcasing the best of modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+V.+S.+Naipaul\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eV. S. Naipaul\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"V. S. Naipaul","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380327825571,"sku":"9781529077193","price":320.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781529077193_22000f86-1fc1-4d37-a9f8-d30dd079871b.jpg?v=1776562747","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781529077193","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}