Literary occasions
Subtitle: essays
By: V.S. Naipaul ; introduced and edited by Pankaj Mishra.
Contributors: Mishra, Pankaj.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
Description: Offers eleven essays on reading, writing, and identity, discussing such topics as early forays into the world of books, the relationship between different literary forms and their cultures, and the author's reflections on his career.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Reading and writing, a personal account; title: East Indian; title: Jasmine; title: Prologue to an autobiography; title: Foreword to The adventures of Gurudeva; title: Forword to A house for Mr. Biswas; title: Indian autobiographies; title: The last of the Aryans; title: Theatrical natives; title: Conrad's darkness and mine; title: Two worlds.