A writer is in the end not his books, but his myth. And tha… - V. S. Naipaul

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A writer is in the end not his books, but his myth. And that myth is in the keeping of others.

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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