Beyond Belief

Fourteen years after the publication of his landmark travel narrative Among the Believers, V.S. Naipaul returned to the four non-Arab Islamic countries he reported on so vividly at the time of Ayatollah Khomeini’s triumph in Iran. Beyond Belief is the result of his five-month journey in 1995 through lands where descendants of Muslim converts live at odds with indigenous traditions. In extended conversations with a vast number of people, he deliberately effaces himself to let the voices of his subjects come through–yet the result is a collection of stories that has the author’s unmistakable stamp. With its incisive observation and brilliant cultural analysis, Beyond Belief is a startling and revelatory addition to the Naipaul canon.

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©1998 V.S. Naipaul (P)2025 Naxos AudioBooks UK Ltd.

amazing story with deep insights into culture where he traveled

another amazing book from Sir Naipaul. brilliantly written and equally well read. gives insight into culture of these regions and their religious beliefs.