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Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul FRAS TC (/ ˈ v ɪ d j ɑː d ər ˌ s uː r ə dʒ p r ə ˈ s ɑː d ˈ n aɪ p ɔː l, n aɪ ˈ p ɔː l /; 17 August 1932 – 11 August 2018) was a Trinidadian-born British writer of works of fiction and nonfiction in English.
May 18, 2024 · V.S. Naipaul was a Trinidadian writer of Indian descent who was known for his pessimistic novels set in developing countries. For these revelations of what the Swedish Academy called ‘suppressed histories,’ Naipaul won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001.
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Learn about the life and works of V. S. Naipaul, the Trinidad-born writer who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001. Explore his themes of culture, history, identity, and freedom in his novels, essays, and travel books.
Aug 11, 2018 · V.S. Naipaul, the Nobel laureate who documented the migrations of peoples, the unraveling of the British Empire, the ironies of exile and the clash between belief and unbelief in more than a...
Aug 11, 2018 · Learn about the life and work of V. S. Naipaul, the British author of Trinidadian origin who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001 for his novels and travel writing. Explore his themes of colonialism, post-colonialism, identity and alienation in a multicultural world.
A biography of the Trinidadian-born writer, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001. Explore his fiction and non-fiction works, themes, awards and critical perspective.
Aug 12, 2018 · V.S. Naipaul, the Nobel laureate who died at 85 on Saturday, had so many gifts as a writer — suppleness, wit, an unsparing eye for detail — that he could seemingly do whatever he wanted. What...
