V.S. Naipaul
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born
July 17, 1932
gender
male
place of birth
Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago
genre
Literature & Fiction
about this author
Awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Literature "for having united perceptive narrative and incorruptible scrutiny in works that compel us to see the presence of suppressed histories."
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A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul avg rating 3.75 — 999 ratings — published 1979 17 editions |
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A House for Mr. Biswas by V.S. Naipaul avg rating 3.81 — 880 ratings — published 1992 22 editions |
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Half a Life: A Novel by V.S. Naipaul avg rating 3.30 — 551 ratings — published 2001 15 editions |
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Miguel Street by V.S. Naipaul avg rating 3.84 — 279 ratings — published 1970 14 editions |
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The Mystic Masseur by V.S. Naipaul avg rating 3.56 — 251 ratings — published 1957 14 editions |
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Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey by V.S. Naipaul avg rating 3.75 — 197 ratings — published 1981 14 editions |
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In a Free State: A Novel by V.S. Naipaul avg rating 3.47 — 158 ratings — published 1971 11 editions |
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The Enigma of Arrival by V.S. Naipaul avg rating 3.62 — 140 ratings — published 1987 12 editions |
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An Area of Darkness by V.S. Naipaul avg rating 3.62 — 140 ratings — published 1964 9 editions |
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Guerrillas by V.S. Naipaul avg rating 3.26 — 153 ratings — published 1975 11 editions |
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"The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves."
— V.S. Naipaul (In a Free State: A Novel)
— V.S. Naipaul (In a Free State: A Novel)
"The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it."
— V.S. Naipaul (A Bend in the River)
— V.S. Naipaul (A Bend in the River)
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