For ten points, name this author of A House for Mr. Biswas, a native of Trinidad.
He wrote about Mr. Popo, a do-nothing carpenter; B. Wordsworth, a perfectionist poet; and Man-Man, a lunatic-turned-prophet in describing the events on a title street. His nonfiction works include Among the Believers, and he described the trip of a gay government official named Bobby in a fictional African country in the Booker-winning In a Free State. Perhaps best known is his tale of a man who marries into the Tulsi family and dreams of owning his own home. For ten points, name this author of A House for Mr. Biswas, a native of Trinidad.
He wrote about Mr. Popo, a do-nothing carpenter; B. Wordsworth, a perfectionist poet; and Man-Man, a lunatic-turned-prophet in describing the events on a title street.
Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad (V.S.) {Naipaul}