Which author explored the concept of 'unhomeliness' (the sense of being a stranger in one's own home) in the novel 'A House for Mr. Biswas'?
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Correct answer: V.S. Naipaul
Naipaul’s protagonist, Mohun Biswas, spends his life striving for the independence symbolized by owning a house. The novel captures the postcolonial struggle for a sense of belonging and a concrete identity in a landscape shaped by indentured labor and colonial displacement.
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