Patrick French.  1966- <br/><br/>
The world is what it is :  the authorized biography of V.S. Naipaul /  PRINT 
Patrick French. 
 - 1st U.S. ed. 
 - New York :  Alfred A. Knopf ,  2008. 
 - xvi, 554 p., [16] p. of plates :  illustrations ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages [491]-532) and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781400044054 1400044057 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008006988 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Authors, Trinidadian--20th century--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR9272.9.N32  / Z69 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>823.914  / WI Fre