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A Way in the World is more fictional than Naipaul's earlier historical work The Loss of El Dorado (1969), which deals with some of the same material, for example the lives of Sir Walter Raleigh and Francisco de Miranda. Naipaul also includes autobiographical material, partly fictionalised, which was not in the earlier book. Recognition
- Michael Thorpe, V. S. Naipaul
- 1994
Jan 1, 2001 · A Way in the World is a slightly fictionalized view of Naipaul's own life and uses Trinidad as the fulcrum for a fascinating study of what happens when we make distinctions and the resulting value judgments based on differences in race, ethnicity, dominant culture, religion, and so on ad infinitum.
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A Way in the World (1994) is an essaylike novel examining how history forms individuals’ characters. Naipaul’s other novels include The Mimic Men (1967) and The Enigma of Arrival (1987). Read More. Other articles where A Way in the World is discussed: V.S. Naipaul: A Way in the World (1994) is an essaylike novel examining how history forms ...
May 12, 1994 · V.S. Naipaul. V. S. Naipaul (1932–2018) was born in Trinidad and emigrated to England in 1950, when he won a scholarship to University College, Oxford. He is the author of many novels, including A House for Mr. Biswas, A Bend in the River, and In a Free State, which won the Booker Prize. He has also written several nonfiction works based on ...
About A Way in the World. The Nobel Prize-winning author—and “one of literature’s great travelers” (Los Angeles Times)—spans continents and centuries to create what is at once an autobiography and a fictional archaeology of colonialism.“Dickensian … a brilliant new prism through which to view (Naipaul’s) life and work.”—The ...
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May 25, 1994 · A WAY IN THE WORLD. This work of "fiction" from Naipaul (The Enigma of Arrival, 1993, etc.) is really a label-defying tapestry of elements, a fascinating, closely woven blend of history, character study, and autobiography. Naipaul's wonderfully vivid, lyrical descriptions of Trinidad, his homeland, reflect a mind whose every experience seems to ...
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In his long-awaited, vastly innovative new novel, Naipaul, "one of literature's great travelers" (Los Angles Times), spans continents and centuries to create what is at once an autobiography and a fictional archaeology of colonialism. "Dickensian… a brilliant new prism through which to view (Naipaul's) life and work."—New York Times.
