V. S. Naipaul's Journeys: From Periphery to Center

by Sanjay Krishnan Ph.D.

The author of more than thirty books of fiction and nonfiction and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, V. S. Naipaul (1932-2018) is one of the most acclaimed authors of the twentieth century. He is also one of the most controversial. Before settling in England, Naipaul grew up in Trinidad in an Indian immigrant community, and his depiction of colonized peoples has often been harshly judged by critics as unsympathetic, misguided, racist, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231216688
• ISBN13: 9780231216685
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"