Ravi Naipaul

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gptkbp:instanceOf Author
gptkbp:artMovement Modernism
Post-colonial literature
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
Booker Prize
gptkbp:born August 17, 1932
gptkbp:children gptkb:Savitri_Naipaul
gptkb:Nicolas_Naipaul
gptkbp:died August 11, 2018
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_College,_Oxford
gptkb:Queen's_Royal_College
gptkbp:famousFor Travel writing
Autobiographical works
Exploring themes of identity and belonging
Critique of post-colonial societies
gptkbp:genre Fiction
Non-fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ravi Naipaul
gptkbp:influences gptkb:E._M._Forster
gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Joseph_Conrad
gptkbp:involvedIn Editing
Literary criticism
Public speaking
Teaching
Political commentary
Cultural commentary
Essay writing
Memoir writing
Short story writing
Literary awards judging
Novel writing
gptkbp:language English
French
Hindi
gptkbp:nationality Trinidadian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:A_House_for_Mr_Biswas
In a Free State
The Enigma of Arrival
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Chaguanas,_Trinidad_and_Tobago
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Patricia_Naipaul
gptkbp:website http://www.ravinaipaul.com