V.S.Naipul

[ted samsel]

Michael Eisenstadt wrote:
> 
> Wayne Johnson wrote:
> >
> > V. S. Naipul just won the Nobel Prize for Literature.  I am sure his many
> > fans will be pleased to hear of his latest recognition.
> 
> My favorite of his novels is A Bend in the River. Set in Africa
> it is the autobiography of an Indian store keeper who must
> eventually flee after Big Man decides to drive out non-blacks.
> I cannot look at a photo of President Mugabe of Tsimbabwe or
> others of his ilk without mouthing to myself Big Man.
> 
> There is a totally weird biography of Naipul by his one-time
> close friend Paul Theroux. Its title is Sir Vidia's Shadow.
> Very good read if you are a fan of either or both of these
> authors.
> 
> Warning: politically correct types will not enjoy reading
> Naipul; he is very "judgmental" (to use your jargon) about
> inferior cultures.

_A HOUSE FOR MR BISWAS_ is one of his that I particularly like.
And his travel books are rather enlightening.
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