text: In a novel by this author, a character is inspired to buy a Bigburger franchise after seeing the economic growth caused by the building of the "New Domain".
full_question: In a novel by this author, a character is inspired to buy a Bigburger franchise after seeing the economic growth caused by the building of the "New Domain". In another novel by this author, a stream distracts a child who has never seen water before, leading to his father's death by drowning. He wrote a novel in which Ferdinand frees Salim from jail in a country ruled by the Big Man. In another of his novels, the title character marries into the Tulsi family in order to achieve his goal of owning property. For 10 points, name this Trinidadian author of A Bend in the River and A House for Mr. Biswas.
first_sentence: In a novel by this author, a character is inspired to buy a Bigburger franchise after seeing the economic growth caused by the building of the "New Domain".
raw_answer: V. S. Naipaul [or Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul]