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The World Is What It Is

The World Is What It Is The Authorized Biography of V.S. Naipaul

1st US Edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781400044054
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Imprint: Alfred A. Knopf
Pub date:
Edition: 1st US Edition
DEWEY: 823.914
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 554
Weight: 962g
Height: 238mm
Width: 166mm
Spine width: 39mm