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V.S. Naipaul, Man and Writer (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
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V.S. Naipaul, Man and Writer (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
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Offering a survey of the life and work of the 2001 Nobel Laureate
for Literature, ""V. S. Naipaul, Man and Writer"" introduces
readers to the writer widely viewed as a curmudgeonly novelist who
finds special satisfaction in overturning the vogue presuppositions
of his peers. Gillian Dooley takes an expansive look at Naipaul's
literary career, from ""Miguel Street"" to ""Magic Seeds"". From
readings of his fiction, nonfiction, travel books, and volumes of
letters, she elucidates the connections between Naipaul's personal
experiences as a Hindu Indian from Trinidad living an expatriate
life and the precise, euphonious prose with which he is synonymous.
Dooley assesses each of Naipaul's major publications in light of
his stated intentions and beliefs, and she traces the development
of his writing style over a forty-year career. Devoting separate
chapters to three of his chief works, ""A House for Mr. Biswas"",
""In a Free State"", and ""The Enigma of Arrival"", she analyzes
their critical reception and the primacy of Naipaul's specific
narrative style and voice. Dooley emphasizes that it is, above all,
Naipaul's refusal to compromise his vision in order to flatter or
appease that has made him a controversial writer. At the same time,
she sees the integrity with which he reports his subjective
response to the world as essential to the lasting success of his
work.
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