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V. S. Naipaul

1932 - 2018

Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, won an Open National Scholarship from Queen's Royal College and went on to become a world famous novelist, winning the Nobel Laureate for Literature in the year 2001. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts from University College, Oxford in 1953, and four years later published his first book The Mystic Masseur, made into film by Ismail Merchant in 2001. In 1961 he published A House for Mr. Biswas, a novel autobiographical in its nature. Some of his other works include The Guerillas(1975),The Middle Passage(1962) A Bend in the River(1979), Among the Believers(1981), The Enigma of Arrival (1987), India: A Million Mutinies Now(1990),Beyond Belief(1998) and Half a Life(2001). In 1990 he was knighted by H.M. Queen Elizabeth and in 1992 Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was awarded the Trinity Cross for services to the nation.

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  • Cover of: The mystic masseur

    First published in 1764 23 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition mysticmasseur00naip Cover of edition mysticmasseur0000naip_x8n2 Cover of edition mysticmasseurnov00naip_0
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  • Cover of: A House for Mr. Biswas

    First published in 1961 22 editions in 2 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition houseformrbiswas0000naip_x2i9 Cover of edition houseformrbiswas00naip Cover of edition houseformrbiswas0000naip Cover of edition houseformrbiswas00vsna_1 Cover of edition houseformrbi00naip
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  • Cover of: The Middle Passage: Impressions of Five Societies -- British, French and Dutch -- in the West Indies

    First published in 1962 20 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition middlepassageimp0000naip_w9g9 Cover of edition middlepassageimp00naip
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  • Cover of: India: A Wounded Civilization

    First published in 1977 20 editions in 3 languages — 9 previewable Cover of edition indiawoundedcivi00naiprich Cover of edition indiawoundedcivinaiprich Cover of edition indiawoundedcivi00naiprich Cover of edition indiawoundedcivinaiprich Cover of edition indiamillionmuti0000naip Cover of edition india00vsna Cover of edition indiawoundedcivi0000naip Cover of edition indiawoundedcivi0000naip_g5r9
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  • Cover of: Miguel Street

    First published in 1959 20 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition miguelstreet00naip
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  • Cover of: The Mimic men

    First published in 1967 16 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition mimicmen0000naip_c2g6 Cover of edition mimicmen0000naip_m3l4
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  • Cover of: The suffrage of Elvira

    First published in 1958 15 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition suffrageofelvira0000naip_e6i5
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  • Cover of: A flag on the island

    First published in 1967 14 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition flagonislandplus0000naip
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  • Cover of: A bend in the river

    First published in 1979 14 editions in 2 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition bendinriver0032b4 Cover of edition bendinriver00naip Cover of edition bendinriver00naip_0 Cover of edition bendinriver0000naip_s0d9 Cover of edition bendinriver00vsna
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  • Cover of: An area of darkness

    First published in 1964 14 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition areaofdarkness0000naip_j3j5 Cover of edition areaofdarkness00naip_0 Cover of edition areaofdarkness00naip_1 Cover of edition areaofdarkness00vsna
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  • Cover of: Guerrillas

    First published in 1975 10 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition guerillas00naip
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  • Cover of: Among the believers: an Islamic journey

    First published in 1981 10 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition amongbelieversis00naip Cover of edition amongbelievers00naip
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  • Cover of: Mr. Stone and the knights companion

    First published in 1963 9 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition mrstoneknightsco0000naip_u1j3 Cover of edition mrstoneknights00naip
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  • Cover of: A way in the world: a novel

    First published in 1994 9 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition wayinworldsequen0000naip_j4i9 Cover of edition wayinworld00vsna Cover of edition wayinworld00vsna_0
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  • Cover of: In a free state

    First published in 1971 8 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition infreestate0000naip Cover of edition freestatenovel00naip
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  • Cover of: The loss of El Dorado: a history

    First published in 1969 8 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition lossofeldoradoco0000naip
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  • Cover of: A turn in the South

    First published in 1989 7 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition turninsouth00naip Cover of edition turninsouth00naip_0
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  • Cover of: Half a life

    First published in 2001 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Literary occasions: essays

    First published in 2003 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Beyo nd belief: Islamic excursions among the converted peoples

    First published in 1998 6 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition beyondbeliefisla0000naip_q2s2 Cover of edition beyondbeliefisla00naip_0 Cover of edition beyondbeliefisla00naip
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Subjects
Fiction, Description and travel, Travel, Naipaul, v. s. (vidiadhar surajprasad), 1932-2018, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, general, Social life and customs, East Indians, Caribbean area, fiction, Trinidadian Authors, Manners and customs, Descriptions et voyages, New York Times reviewed, Africa, fiction, British, Authors, caribbean, Civilization, Colonies, Correspondence, Essays (single author), Family, Fiction, historical, general, History, Islam, Journeys
Places
India, England, Trinidad, Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean Area, London (England), Araby, Araby bazaar, London, North Richmond Street, Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), Portugal, Asia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Côte d'Ivoire, Islamic countries, Southern States, West Indies, ying guo, America, Buenos Aires, Caribbean area., Congo, East Africa
People
V. S. Naipaul (1932-), Mangan's sister, Seepersad Naipaul, V. S. Naipaul (1932-2018), Alfred Doolittle, Colonel Pickering, Eliza Doolittle, Eva Perón (1919-1952), Evita, Freddy Eynsford Hill, Galatea, Henry Higgins, Mrs. Higgins, Peron, Pygmalion, Tupamaros
Time
20th century, 1865-, 20e siècle, Siglo XX, xian dai, 1912, 1947-, 1960s, Around the early Seventies

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