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V S Naipaul


(Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul)
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Brother of Shiva Naipaul

Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, Kt., better known as V. S. Naipaul, was a Trinidadian-born British writer of Indo-Trinidadian descent.

Naipaul was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001 and knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990.
 

Awards: Nobel (2001), Booker (1971), SoA (1961)  see all

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Novels
   The Mystic Masseur (1957)
   The Suffrage of Elvira (1958)
   Miguel Street (1959)
   A House for Mr. Biswas (1961)
   Mr Stone and the Knights Companion (1963)
   A Flag On the Island (1967)
   The Mimic Men (1967)
   In a Free State (1971)
   The Overcrowded Barracoon (1972)
   Guerrillas (1975)
   A Bend in the River (1979)
   Finding the Center (1984)
   The Enigma of Arrival (1987)
   A Way in the World (1994)
   Half a Life (2001)
   Magic Seeds (2004)
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Books containing stories by V S Naipaul
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A Tangled Web (2005)
edited by
Christine Lindop and Alison Sykes-McNulty
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White Fire (1991)
Further Fantastic Literature
edited by
Alberto Manguel
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Black Water 2 (1990)
More Tales of the Fantastic
(Black Water, book 2)
edited by
Alberto Manguel

Awards
2001 Nobel Prize in Literature
1971 Booker Prize : In a Free State
1961 Somerset Maugham Award : Miguel Street

Award nominations
2001 Booker Prize (longlist) : Half a Life
1996 Dublin Literary Award (nominee) : A Way in the World
1979 Booker Prize (shortlist) : A Bend in the River


V S Naipaul recommends
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Noon (2011)
Aatish Taseer
"A young writer to watch."
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The Journey of Anders Sparrman (2010)
Per Wästberg
"An original and hypnotic narrative."

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