V. S. Naipaul

A Turn in the South.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1989. Author-signed limited first edition. [18], 307, [2] pages.

Handsome volume, measuring approximately 6.75" x 9.75", is bound in brown leather, with raised bands and stamped gilt lettering. Text block has gilt edges. Book is new, still in shrinkwrap.

"A special message for the first edition from V.S. Naipaul" appears on pages [6-7].

"Throughout his prolific literary career, V. S. Naipaul, honored for both his novels and nonfiction, has concentrated on documenting his keen observations of life in developing countries. "A Turn in the South" marks an exciting departure for Mr. Naipaul. His first book dealing with the United States is a revealing summary of his encounters with Southerners of all types - some eager to talk, others inclined to be guarded. The author probes past and present to help us understand a complex region and its culture of "order and faith and music and melancholy."