Derided by Paul Theroux as an untalented egomaniac and accused of racism by Muslims for opinions expressed in Among the Believers, this author has created characters like Willie Somerset Chandran, a British Indian who wants to leave his African wife in Half a Life.
While studying at Oxford this author attempted to commit suicide, but failed because he had not paid the gas bill. Derided by Paul Theroux as an untalented egomaniac and accused of racism by Muslims for opinions expressed in Among the Believers, this author has created characters like Willie Somerset Chandran, a British Indian who wants to leave his African wife in Half a Life. FTP, who is this Trinidad-born author of A Bend in the River and A House for Mr. Biswas?
While studying at Oxford this author attempted to commit suicide, but failed because he had not paid the gas bill.
V(idiadhar) S(urajprasad) {Naipaul }