French, Patrick, 1966-

The world is what it is : the authorized biography of V.S. Naipaul / World's what it is Patrick French. - 1st U.S. ed. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. - xvi, 554 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [491]-532) and index.

Details the life of V. S. Naipaul--Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul--a twentieth-century Trinidadian-born British author, and describes his childhood in colonial Trinidad, scholarship to Oxford, personal relationships, highlights from his professional career, and more.

Adult Follett Library Resources

9781400044054 (trade) 1400044057

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Naipaul, V. S. 1932-
Naipaul, V. S. 1932-


Authors, Trinidadian--20th century--Biography.
Trinidadian authors--Biography.
Authors--Biography.

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