The world is what it is
Subtitle: the authorized biography of V.S. Naipaul
By: by Patrick French.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Knopf; Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 554
ISBN-13: 9781400044054
Subjects: Naipaul, V. S. -- 1932-; Authors, Trinidadian -- 20th century -- Biography
Description: This authorized study of Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul examines his difficult early life as a child of Indian parents in colonial Trinidad, his Oxford education, the depression that marked his life in England, his complex personal life and romantic relationships, and his pursuit of becoming a great writer.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.   ) and index.