# The Enigma of Arrival

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- Authors: [V.S. Naipaul](https://www.bookquiver.com/v-s-naipaul)
- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-03-9475-760-5
- Pages: 368
- Published: 1988-04-12
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The Nobel Prize-winning author distills his wide experience of countries and peoples into a moving account of the rites of passage endured by all people and all communities undergoing change or decay....