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SHIVADHAR SRINIVASA NAIPAUL
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DATE OF BIRTH: |
1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH: |
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad |
EDUCATION: |
Queen's Royal College
Oxford University, England (B.A. in Chinese)
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CAREER: Naipaul left Trinidad to study at Oxford University and later worked as a journalist upon graduation. He then started a career as a travel writer and published many articles for the Spectator. Following his death of a heart attack at the age of 40, the Spectator established the Shiva Naipaul Prize in his memory, to be awarded annually for a travel essay by a writer under the age of 35. The following is a listing of the books written by Naipaul:
- 1970 - Fireflies
- 1973 - Chip Chip Gatherers
- 1980 - Black and White
- 1983 - Love and Death in A Hot Country; North of South
- 1984 - Beyond The Dragon's Mouth: Stories and Pieces
- 1986 - An Unfinished Journey
- 1995 - Man of Mystery
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DIED: |
1985 |
Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit |
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