India: A Wounded Civilization

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India: A Wounded Civilization
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First edition
Author V. S. Naipaul
LanguageEnglish
SeriesIndia
GenreNon-fiction
Publisher André Deutsch, Knopf
Publication date
1977
ISBN 978-0-394-40291-8
Preceded by An Area of Darkness  
Followed by India: A Million Mutinies Now  

India: A Wounded Civilization (1977), by V. S. Naipaul, is the second book of his "India" trilogy, after An Area of Darkness , and before India: A Million Mutinies Now . [1] Naipaul came to write this book on his third visit to India. The book includes Naipaul's self evaluation and introspection of his views on India including poverty and suffering, while focussing more on history, religion and social structure in this book.

References

  1. Naipaul, V. S. (1977). India: A Wounded Civilization . Knopf. ISBN   9780394402918.