The world is what it is : the authorized biography of V.S. Naipaul / Patrick French. PRINT

By:

Patrick French, 1966-

Publication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 2008.Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: xvi, 554 p., [16] p. of plates : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781400044054
1400044057

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

823.914 22 WI Fre

LOC classification:

PR9272.9.N32 Z69 2008

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Summary: This authorized study of Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul examines his difficult early life as a child of Indian parents in colonial Trinidad, his Oxford education, the depression that marked his life in England, his complex personal life and romantic relationships, and his pursuit of becoming a great writer.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [491]-532) and index.

This authorized study of Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul examines his difficult early life as a child of Indian parents in colonial Trinidad, his Oxford education, the depression that marked his life in England, his complex personal life and romantic relationships, and his pursuit of becoming a great writer.

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