Postcolonial · Novel / travel writing
The Enigma of Arrival
by V. S. Naipaul. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by V. S. Naipaul examining empire, displacement, identity; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
- Date
- 1987
- Origin
- Trinidad / Britain
- Era
- Postcolonial
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A canonical or canon-adjacent work by V. S. Naipaul examining empire, displacement, identity; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.