About V S Naipaul
Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, Kt., better known as V. S. Naipaul, is a Trinidadian-born British writer of Indo-Trinidadian descent, currently resident in Wiltshire.
Naipaul was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001 and knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990.
He is the son, older brother, uncle, and cousin of published authors Seepersad Naipaul, Shiva Naipaul, Neil Bissoondath, and Vahni Capildeo, respectively. His current wife is Nadira Naipaul, a former journalist.
Naipaul was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001 and knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990.
He is the son, older brother, uncle, and cousin of published authors Seepersad Naipaul, Shiva Naipaul, Neil Bissoondath, and Vahni Capildeo, respectively. His current wife is Nadira Naipaul, a former journalist.
Novels
The Mystic Masseur (1957)
The Suffrage of Elvira (1958)
Miguel Street (1959)
A House for Mr. Biswas (1961)
Mr Stone and the Knights Companion (1963)
A Flag On the Island (1967)
The Mimic Men (1967)
In a Free State (1971)
The Overcrowded Barracoon (1972)
Guerrillas (1975)
A Bend in the River (1979)
A Congo diary (1980)
Finding the Center (1984)
The Enigma of Arrival (1987)
A Way in the World (1994)
Half a Life (2001)
Magic Seeds (2004)
The Suffrage of Elvira (1958)
Miguel Street (1959)
A House for Mr. Biswas (1961)
Mr Stone and the Knights Companion (1963)
A Flag On the Island (1967)
The Mimic Men (1967)
In a Free State (1971)
The Overcrowded Barracoon (1972)
Guerrillas (1975)
A Bend in the River (1979)
A Congo diary (1980)
Finding the Center (1984)
The Enigma of Arrival (1987)
A Way in the World (1994)
Half a Life (2001)
Magic Seeds (2004)
Omnibus
The Perfect Tenants / The Mourners (1977)
Three Novels: The Mystic Masseur, the Suffrage of Elvira, Micuel Street (1982)
The Mystic Masseur / Miguel Street (2003)
Three Novels: The Mystic Masseur, the Suffrage of Elvira, Micuel Street (1982)
The Mystic Masseur / Miguel Street (2003)
Collections
The Nightwatchman's Occurrence Book: And Other Comic Inventions (2002)
Vintage Naipaul (2004)
V S Naipaul Collected Short Stories (2011)
Vintage Naipaul (2004)
V S Naipaul Collected Short Stories (2011)
Non fiction
The Middle Passage: Impressions of Five Societies, British, French and Dutch, in the West Indies (1962)
An Area of Darkness (1964)
The Loss of El Dorado (1969)
India: A Wounded Civilization (1977)
The Return of Eva Peron (1980)
Among The Believers (1981)
Turn in the South (1989)
India: A Million Mutinies Now (1990)
Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples (1998)
Sir Vidia's Shadow: A Friendship Across Five Continents (1998) (with Paul Theroux)
Letters Between a Father and Son: Early Correspondence Between V.S.Naipaul And Family (1999)
Between Father and Son: Family Letters (2000)
Reading and Writing: A Personal Account (2000)
The Writer and the World (2002)
Literary Occasions (2003)
Indian Essays (2005)
American Occasions (2005)
A Writer's People: Ways of Looking and Feeling (2007)
The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief (2010)
An Area of Darkness (1964)
The Loss of El Dorado (1969)
India: A Wounded Civilization (1977)
The Return of Eva Peron (1980)
Among The Believers (1981)
Turn in the South (1989)
India: A Million Mutinies Now (1990)
Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples (1998)
Sir Vidia's Shadow: A Friendship Across Five Continents (1998) (with Paul Theroux)
Letters Between a Father and Son: Early Correspondence Between V.S.Naipaul And Family (1999)
Between Father and Son: Family Letters (2000)
Reading and Writing: A Personal Account (2000)
The Writer and the World (2002)
Literary Occasions (2003)
Indian Essays (2005)
American Occasions (2005)
A Writer's People: Ways of Looking and Feeling (2007)
The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief (2010)
Awards
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Books about V S Naipaul
VS Naipaul: An Introduction to His Work (1972) by Paul Theroux
Authority and Authorship in V.S. Naipaul (2009) by Imraan Coovadia
Authority and Authorship in V.S. Naipaul (2009) by Imraan Coovadia
V S Naipaul recommends
 The Alchemy of Desire (2005) Tarun Tejpal "At last - a new and brilliantly original novel from India." |  The Journey of Anders Sparrman (2010) Per Wästberg "An original and hypnotic narrative." |  Noon (2011) Aatish Taseer "A young writer to watch." |
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