Questions tagged [v-s-naipaul]

Questions about the Trinidadian-British writer V. S. Naipaul (Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, 1932 – 2018) and his works. He is known for novels such as 'A House for Mr Biswas' (1961), 'In a Free State' (1971), 'A Bend in the River' (1979) and 'The Enigma of Arrival' (1987). He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001.

V. S. Naipaul (1932 – 2018) published both fiction and non-fiction. His novels include

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What was the unspeakable act that V.S. Naipaul committed while at Oxford University?

On 28 Sep. 1952, V.S. Naipaul wrote the following to his father: The very fact that I can write about future plans ought to hearten you. You see, I have really been suffering from an abnormal mental condition. I was depressive. I have seen the…
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