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Trinidad-born Indian origin author Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul passes away

Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (85), the Trinidad-born Indian origin author, has passed away in London, England on August 12, 2018. He was known for his critical commentary on colonialism, idealism, religion and politics. Born in 1932 in Trinidad into an Indian Hindu family, he wrote more than 30 books of fiction and non-fiction including ‘A ..

Topics: A Bend in the River • A House for Mr Biswas • Biswas • British literature • Literary awards • Magic Seeds • Postcolonial literature • V. S. Naipaul • Writers

British writer Kazuo Ishiguro wins 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature

British writer Kazuo Ishiguro has won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature. The novelist was praised by the Swedish Academy as a writer “who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world”. The prize of 9 million Swedish kronor will be awarded to him. ..

Topics: Booker Prize • British literature • Creative works • Fiction with unreliable narrators • Ishiguro • Kazuo Ishiguro • Knights Bachelor • Literature • Never Let Me Go • Nobel Prize in Literature • The Remains of the Day • Writers