A House for Mr Biswas
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Prologue Part 1, Chapter 1 Part 1, Chapter 2 Part 1, Chapter 3 Part 1, Chapter 4 Part 1, Chapter 5 Part 1, Chapter 6 Part 2, Chapter 1 Part 2, Chapter 2 Part 2, Chapter 3 Part 2, Chapter 4 Part 2, Chapter 5 Part 2, Chapter 6 Part 2, Chapter 7 Epilogue
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All Themes Independence vs. Belonging Social Status and Hierarchy Education, Work, and Language Gender and Family Colonialism, Oppression, and Escape
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All Characters Mr Biswas Shama Savi Anand Mrs Tulsi Owad Bipti Raghu Dehuti Ramchand Tara Ajodha Seth Chinta / C Govind Shekhar Hari W.C. Tuttle The Solicitor’s Clerk Miss Blackie Pratap Dhari Bhandat Jagdat Misir Mungroo Mr George Maclean Mr Burnett Vidiadhar Basdai
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All Terms Dhoti Brahmin Pundit Puja Hanuman House Ceylon Aryans Ague Thaumaturge Scarlet Pimpernel Saman Tree Ramayana Samuel Smiles Epictetus Marcus Aurelius Charles Dickens Gospo Port of Spain Pagotes Arwacas The Chase Green Vale Shorthills Sans Souci Tobago
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A House for Mr Biswas

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V. S. Naipaul
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