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The writer and the world, essays / V.S. Naipaul

By:

Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), (, 1932-)

Publication details: New York : Vintage Books/ Random House , c2003.Description: 524p ; 25 cmSubject(s):

Essays

DDC classification:

824 NAI

Summary: "To me situations and people are always specific, always of themselves. That is why one travels and writes to find out," Nobel Prize-winning author Naipaul (Half a Life) observes in the postscript to this collection. The 20 essays here represent the finest of his shorter pieces, most of which have been long out of print, such as "Crocodiles of Yamoussoukro," a study of the Ivory Coast, and "Argentina and the Ghost of Eva Peron," an updated account of his earlier "The Ghost of Eva Peron." Introduced by critic/ novelist Pankaj Mishra (The Romantics), the essays span four decades and cover India, Africa, and the New World. The hallmarks of Naipaul's later writings are in evidence here: an inveterate curiosity, the Socratic method of interviewing his hosts, and the ability to write what he sees in a spare, clear prose. Readers who appreciate this will find this latest offering a bracing read.

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"To me situations and people are always specific, always of themselves. That is why one travels and writes to find out," Nobel Prize-winning author Naipaul (Half a Life) observes in the postscript to this collection. The 20 essays here represent the finest of his shorter pieces, most of which have been long out of print, such as "Crocodiles of Yamoussoukro," a study of the Ivory Coast, and "Argentina and the Ghost of Eva Peron," an updated account of his earlier "The Ghost of Eva Peron." Introduced by critic/ novelist Pankaj Mishra (The Romantics), the essays span four decades and cover India, Africa, and the New World. The hallmarks of Naipaul's later writings are in evidence here: an inveterate curiosity, the Socratic method of interviewing his hosts, and the ability to write what he sees in a spare, clear prose. Readers who appreciate this will find this latest offering a bracing read.

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