V. S. Naipaul
Trinidadian-British writer
- Born
- 17 August 1932, Chaguanas
- Died
- 11 August 2018, aged 85
- Birth name
- Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (17 August 1932 – 11 August 2018) was a Trinidad and Tobago-born British writer known for his works of fiction and nonfiction in English. He is known for his comic early novels set in Trinidad, his bleaker novels of alienation in the wider world, and his vigilant chronicles of life and travels. He wrote in prose that was widely admired, but his views sometimes aroused controversy. He published more than thirty books over fifty years.
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