V S Naipaul
Biographic Data
| ID | 4544966 |
|---|---|
| NAME | V S Naipaul |
| GIVEN NAMES | V S |
| FAMILY NAME | Naipaul |
| SIGNATURE | NAIPAUL V S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1957 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
West Indian intellectuals in Britain
Established in the belief that imperialism as a cultural phenomenon had as significant an effect on the dominant as on the subordinate societies, Studies in Imperialism seeks to develop the new socio-cultural approach which has emerged through cross-disciplinary work on popular culture, media studies, art history, the study of education and religion, sports history and children's literature.The cultural emphasis embraces studies of migration and …
London, England
A Writer's People
Over the course of his astonishing fifty-year career, V.S. Naipaul's writing has been characterized by a commitment to truth that gives his work a unique luminosity and brilliance. In A Writer's People he brings unmatched clarity and rich experience to an exploration of the ways we think, see and feel. The range of this extraordinary book reflects an intellect deeply engaged with the challenges of assimilation faced by the 'serious traveller', on…
The Enigma of Arrival
III. From The Nobel Laureate
One Little Indian
Beyond Belief
Acceptance speech of the first David Cohen British literature prize
India
Notre civilisation universelle
India
A Turn in the South
Travelling from Atlanta to Charleston, from Tallahassee to Tuskegee, from Jackson to Nashville and Chapel Hill, Naipaul covers the South of the US and finds a culture which he describes as consisting of order, faith, music and melancholy, both defined and burdened by a desperate past
The Game of Critical Arrival
Among the Believers
Un nouveau roi pour le Congo
A Bend in the River
The New India
Cricket
The Loss of El Dorado
Part 1 The third marquisate: the mountain of crystal fathers and sons. Part 2 The Spanish capitulation: the ghost province the three revolutions. Part 3 The of Luisa Calderon: the fourth revolution apply the torture the executioner's lust the victims - I and II the inheritors. The death of Jacquet.
The Loss of Eldorado
An Area of Darkness
This travel book looks at the scenes and sites of India, as well as providing an account of the personality of the author himself
The Mystic Masseur
The Mystic Masseur tells the story of Ganesh, who at the beginning of the novel is a struggling masseur at a time when, as the narrator puts it, 'masseurs were ten a penny in Trinidad'. From failed primary school teacher and masseur to author, revered mystic and MBE, his is a journey memorable for its hilarious and bewildering success. Naipaul's clarity of style, humorous touch and powerful characterisation are all in evidence in this, his first …
An Area of Darkness
This travel book looks at the scenes and sites of India, as well as providing an account of the personality of the author himself
India
Among the Believers
West Indian intellectuals in Britain
Established in the belief that imperialism as a cultural phenomenon had as significant an effect on the dominant as on the subordinate societies, Studies in Imperialism seeks to develop the new socio-cultural approach which has emerged through cross-disciplinary work on popular culture, media studies, art history, the study of education and religion, sports history and children's literature.The cultural emphasis embraces studies of migration and …
India
The Mystic Masseur
The Mystic Masseur tells the story of Ganesh, who at the beginning of the novel is a struggling masseur at a time when, as the narrator puts it, 'masseurs were ten a penny in Trinidad'. From failed primary school teacher and masseur to author, revered mystic and MBE, his is a journey memorable for its hilarious and bewildering success. Naipaul's clarity of style, humorous touch and powerful characterisation are all in evidence in this, his first …
An Area of Darkness
This travel book looks at the scenes and sites of India, as well as providing an account of the personality of the author himself
The Loss of Eldorado
The Loss of El Dorado
Part 1 The third marquisate: the mountain of crystal fathers and sons. Part 2 The Spanish capitulation: the ghost province the three revolutions. Part 3 The of Luisa Calderon: the fourth revolution apply the torture the executioner's lust the victims - I and II the inheritors. The death of Jacquet.
Cricket
A Bend in the River
The New India
Among the Believers
Un nouveau roi pour le Congo
The Game of Critical Arrival
A Turn in the South
Travelling from Atlanta to Charleston, from Tallahassee to Tuskegee, from Jackson to Nashville and Chapel Hill, Naipaul covers the South of the US and finds a culture which he describes as consisting of order, faith, music and melancholy, both defined and burdened by a desperate past
India
Notre civilisation universelle
India
Acceptance speech of the first David Cohen British literature prize
One Little Indian
Beyond Belief
III. From The Nobel Laureate
The Enigma of Arrival
A Writer's People
Over the course of his astonishing fifty-year career, V.S. Naipaul's writing has been characterized by a commitment to truth that gives his work a unique luminosity and brilliance. In A Writer's People he brings unmatched clarity and rich experience to an exploration of the ways we think, see and feel. The range of this extraordinary book reflects an intellect deeply engaged with the challenges of assimilation faced by the 'serious traveller', on…
London, England
West Indian intellectuals in Britain
Established in the belief that imperialism as a cultural phenomenon had as significant an effect on the dominant as on the subordinate societies, Studies in Imperialism seeks to develop the new socio-cultural approach which has emerged through cross-disciplinary work on popular culture, media studies, art history, the study of education and religion, sports history and children's literature.The cultural emphasis embraces studies of migration and …
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