Most people are not really free. They are confined by the n… - V. S. Naipaul

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Most people are not really free. They are confined by the niche in the world that they carve out for themselves. They limit themselves to fewer possibilities by the narrowness of their vision.

V. S. Naipaul

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Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (17 August 1932 - 11 August 2018) was a British writer of Indo-Nepalese descent born and raised in Trinidad. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001.

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Birth Name: Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul

Alternative Names: V.S. Naipaul • Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul

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