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Author French, Patrick, 1966-

Title The world is what it is : the authorized biography of V.S. Naipaul / Patrick French

Edition 1st U.S. ed

Publisher New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008
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 Wallace Library - Offsite Collections: Books  PR9272.9.N32 Z69 2008    AVAILABLE
ISSN/ISBN 9781400044054
1400044057
Descript xvi, 554 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm
Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. [491]-532) and index
This authorized study of Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul examines his difficult early life as a child of Indian parents in colonial Trinidad, his Oxford education, the depression that marked his life in England, his complex personal life and romantic relationships, and his pursuit of becoming a great writer
Subject Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932-2018
Authors, Trinidadian -- 20th century -- Biography