This is the author's account of his journey in 1960 from London to his birthplace, the Caribbean island of Trinidad. He has recorded his impressions of Trinidad and former colonies in the West Indies and South America.
This is the author's account of his journey in 1960 from London to his birthplace, the Caribbean island of Trinidad. He has recorded his impressions o...
In these 11 pieces, making up an intellectual autobiography, V.S. Naipaul charts more than half-a-century of personal inquiry into the mysteries of written expression and of fiction in particular.
In these 11 pieces, making up an intellectual autobiography, V.S. Naipaul charts more than half-a-century of personal inquiry into the mysteries of wr...
This collection of V.S. Naipul's essays, the first of two volumes, features pieces taken from his earlier books - 'The Overcrowded Barracoon', 'The Return of Eva Peron' and 'Finding the Centre' and other essays. It concentrates on his writings about India, the Americas, Africa and the Diaspora.
This collection of V.S. Naipul's essays, the first of two volumes, features pieces taken from his earlier books - 'The Overcrowded Barracoon', 'The Re...
The theme of this book is African belief. Naipaul's journey takes in Uganda, at the centre of the continent, Ghana and Nigeria, the Ivory Coast and Gabon, and ends at the bottom of the continent, in South Africa.
The theme of this book is African belief. Naipaul's journey takes in Uganda, at the centre of the continent, Ghana and Nigeria, the Ivory Coast and Ga...
Willy Chandran's father married a low caste woman, and soon came to loathe the sight of her. From this unhappy union, Willy and his sister were born. It is from here that 'Half A Life' takes off as we follow Willy's journey to find a place in the world.
Willy Chandran's father married a low caste woman, and soon came to loathe the sight of her. From this unhappy union, Willy and his sister were born. ...
Taking its title from a picture by surrealist painter Giorgio de Chirico, this is the story of a young Indian from the Crown Colony of Trinidad, who arrives in post-imperial England. He observes the gradual but profound changes wrought on the English countryside by the march of progress.
Taking its title from a picture by surrealist painter Giorgio de Chirico, this is the story of a young Indian from the Crown Colony of Trinidad, who a...
Willie Chandran - whom we first meet in 'Half a Life' - succumbs to the demanding encouragement of his sister and joins an underground movement in India ostensibly devoted to unfettering the lower castes. After several years in prison, he returns to England where he comes to see himself as a man.
Willie Chandran - whom we first meet in 'Half a Life' - succumbs to the demanding encouragement of his sister and joins an underground movement in Ind...
A novel which explores colonial inheritance through a series of narratives, Naipaul offers a personal choice of examples of Spanish and British imperial history in the Caribbean, including an imagined vision of Raleigh's last expedition and an introduction to Francisco de Miranda, a would-be liberator and precursor to Bolivar."
A novel which explores colonial inheritance through a series of narratives, Naipaul offers a personal choice of examples of Spanish and British imperi...
This is a reflective journey in which V.S. Naipaul travels through the American South in the 1980s. He writes of his encounters with politicians, rednecks, farmers, writers and ordinary men and women, both black and white.
This is a reflective journey in which V.S. Naipaul travels through the American South in the 1980s. He writes of his encounters with politicians, redn...
