Guerillas (book)

Guerillas is a 1975 novel by V. S. Naipaul.

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1975 - V. S. Naipaul

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The book is set on an un-named, remote Caribbean island populated by a mix of ethinicities, but dominated by post-colonial British.

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The main characters of the book are a white South African unmarried couple newly arrived on the island. The character of the woman is naive, and she entertains fantasies about the non-white islanders and their view of her, including her place in the power structure. She also entertains sexual fantasies regarding the leader of the island's "revolution", a young, untested, and politically inept guerilla.

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South African - Guerilla

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The climax of the book is violent and tragic, even as the reader cannot help but wonder which character is responsible.

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