The Mystic Masseur
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The Mystic Masseur

by V. S. Naipaul

1957•Comedy•215 pages

Taste attributes: comedydramahistoricalfresh & originallinearenclosedrags to richesfool triumphantsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeAn inventive comic novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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3.5 / 5

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About This Book

"Traces the unlikely career of Ganesh Ramsumair, a failed schoolteacher and impecunious village entrepreneur, and the most beloved politician in Trinidad. To understand a little better, one has to realize that in the 1940s masseurs were the island's medical practitioners of choice."--P. [4] of cover.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ComedyDramaHistoricalRags to richesFool triumphantSocial commentary

Subjects

MysticsTrinidadian and Tobagonian fictionSuccessful peoplePolitics and governmentTrinidad and Tobago fictionMysticismoEast IndiansDuty-free importation of containers

Details

Author
V. S. Naipaul
Published
1957
Pages
215
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