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   V. S. Naipaul was born to Droapatie (née Capildeo) and Seepersad Naipaul on 17 August 1932 in the sugar plantation -town of Chaguanas on the island of Trinidad, the larger of the two islands in the British crown colony of Trinidad and Tobago. [3] He was the couple's second child and first son.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › V-S-NaipaulV.S. Naipaul | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica

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   Oct 5, 2024 · V.S. Naipaul was a Trinidadian writer of Indian descent who was known for his pessimistic novels set in developing countries. For these revelations of what the Swedish Academy called ‘suppressed histories,’ Naipaul won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001.

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4. literature.britishcouncil.org › writer › v-s-naipaulSir V. S. Naipaul - Literature - British Council

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   Sir V(idiadhar) S(urajprasad) Naipaul was born in Chaguanas, Trinidad, on 17 August 1932, the eldest son of a second-generation Indian. He was educated at Queen's Royal College, Trinidad, and, after winning a government scholarship, in England at University College, Oxford.

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5. www.nobelprize.org › 2001 › naipaulV. S. Naipaul – Biographical - NobelPrize.org

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   Naipaul is Truly a Nobel Man in a Free State. T he Nobel Prize for literature has gone to someone who deserves it. Like the great masters of the past, V.S. Naipaul tells stories which show us ourselves and the reality we live in. His use of language is as precise as it is beautiful. Simple, strong words, with which to express the humanity of ...

6. www.nobelprize.org › prizes › literatureV. S. Naipaul – Facts - NobelPrize.org

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   Aug 11, 2018 · Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2001. Born: 17 August 1932, Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago. Died: 11 August 2018, London, United Kingdom. Residence at the time of the award: United Kingdom. Prize motivation: “for having united perceptive narrative and incorruptible ...

7. www.nytimes.com › 2018/08/11 › obituariesV.S. Naipaul, Who Explored Colonialism Through Unsparing ...

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   Aug 11, 2018 · V.S. Naipaul, the Nobel laureate who documented the migrations of peoples, the unraveling of the British Empire, the ironies of exile and the clash between belief and unbelief in more than a dozen ...

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   Who was VS Naipaul?

   • V.S. Naipaul was a Trinidadian writer of Indian descent who was known for his pessimistic novels set in developing countries. For these revelations of what the Swedish Academy called ‘suppressed histories,’ Naipaul won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001.

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   Who was Shiva Naipaul?

   • "V.S. Naipaul, Delver of Colonialism Through Unsparing Books, Dies at 85". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018. ^ Geoffrey Wheatcroft, "Sardonic Genius - Geoffrey Wheatcroft recalls his friendship with the writer Shiva Naipaul, who died 20 years ago", The Spectator, 13 August 2005.

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   How old was VS Naipaul when he died?

   • "VS Naipaul, Nobel prize-winning British author, dies aged 85". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2018. ^ Greig, Geordie. "VS Naipaul: You might not like it, but this is Africa – exactly as I saw it". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014. ^ Said, Edward W (1 March 2002). "Edward Said on Naipaul".

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   When did Vidia Naipaul get a Nobel Prize?

   • Sir Vidia Naipaul received the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001. Sir Paul Nurse, the winner of that year's Nobel Prize for medicine, congratulates him.

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   Did Naipaul win a Nobel Prize?

   • For these revelations of what the Swedish Academy called “suppressed histories,” Naipaul won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001. Descended from Hindu Indians who had immigrated to Trinidad as indentured servants, Naipaul left Trinidad to attend the University of Oxford in 1950.

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   What happened between 'Sir Vidia's Shadow' and Naipaul?

   • 'Sir Vidia's Shadow' led to a 15-year feud between the two men. Naipaul's career saw bursts of stunning creativity laced with long periods of writer's block. Highlights included The Loss of Eldorado (1969), Guerillas (1975) and A Bend In The River (1979) - a picture of post-colonial Africa spiralling into hell.

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   Obituary: VS Naipaul. 11 August 2018. Colin McPherson. It is universally agreed that Sir Vidia Naipaul was a great writer of the English sentence; a master stylist and story-teller with a cold ...