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The world is what it is : the authorized biography of V.S. Naipaul / |
| Author | French, Patrick, 1966- |
| Call Number | B Naipaul, V.S. FRE |
| Publisher | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, |
| Subject | Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932- |
| Authors, Trinidadian -- 20th century -- Biography. | |
| Title Statement | The world is what it is : the authorized biography of V.S. Naipaul / Patrick French. |
| Edition | 1st U.S. ed. |
| Description | xvi, 554 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Summary | This authorized study of Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul examines his difficult early life as a child of Indian parents in colonial Trinidad, his Oxford education, the depression that marked his life in England, his complex personal life and romantic relationships, and his pursuit of becoming a great writer. |
| Bibliography Note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [491]-532) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781400044054 |
| 1400044057 | |
| LCCN | 2008006988 |
| Hold Requests | 0 |
| Bib No. | 1172658 |
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| Location | Collection | Call No. | Status |
| Central Library | Nonfiction, Adult - Non-Floating | B Naipaul, V.S. FRE | Checked In |
| Glendale Library | Nonfiction, Adult | B Naipaul, V.S. FRE | Checked In |
| Lawrence Library | Nonfiction, Adult | B Naipaul, V.S. FRE | Checked In |