Enigma of Arrival

Details Author Reviews Description About The Author: V. S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad in 1932. He went to England on a scholarship in 1950. After four years at University College, Oxford, he began to write, and since then has followed no other profession. He has published more than twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including Half a Life , A House for Mr. Biswas , A Bend in the River , and a collecti About The Author: V. S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad in 1932. He went to England on a scholarship in 1950. After four years at University College, Oxford, he began to write, and since then has followed no other profession. He has published more than twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including Half a Life , A House for Mr. Biswas , A Bend in the River , and a collection of letters, Between Father and Son . In 2001 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Author biography courtesy of Random House, Inc. Name: V. S. Naipaul Also Known As: Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (full name) Current Home: Wiltshire, England Date of Birth: August 17, 1932 Place of Birth: Chaguanas, Trinidad Education: Queens Royal College, Trinidad, 1943-48; B.A., University College, Oxford, 1953 Awards: Nobel Prize for Literature, 2001 Biography V. S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad in 1932. He went to England on a scholarship in 1950. After four years at University College, Oxford, he began to write, and since then has followed no other profession. He has published more than twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including Half a Life , A House for Mr. Biswas , A Bend in the River , and a collection of letters, Between Father and Son . In 2001 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Author biography courtesy of Random House, Inc. About The Author: V. S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad in 1932. He went to England on a scholarship in 1950. After four years at University College, Oxford, he began to write, and since then has followed no other profession. He has published more than twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including Half a Life , A House for Mr. Biswas , A Bend in the River , and a collecti About The Author: V. S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad in 1932. He went to England on a scholarship in 1950. After four years at University College, Oxford, he... Read More

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