 First edition | |
| Author | V. S. Naipaul |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Travelogue |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | 1989 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 307 pp |
| ISBN | 0-670-82415-1 |
| OCLC | 59695297 |
A Turn in the South is atravelogue of theAmerican South written byNobel Prize-winning writerV. S. Naipaul.[1] The book was published in 1989 and is based upon the author's travels in the southern states of the United States.
Naipaul has writtenfiction andnon-fiction about life in the Caribbean, India, Africa and South America. The object of this book is to compare U.S. states such asSouth Carolina,Florida,Mississippi, et cetera to their geographical neighbors, the nations of the Caribbean. He discusses topics such asMartin Luther King Jr.,the economy,technology,industrialization,tourism,religion,rednecks, (post-)slavery andracism.
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