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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Author
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gptkbp:artMovement
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Modernism
Postcolonial Literature
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
Booker Prize
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gptkbp:born
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August 17, 1932
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Shiva_Naipaul
gptkb:Nicolas_Naipaul
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gptkbp:died
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August 11, 2018
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_College,_Oxford
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gptkbp:famousFor
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Autobiographical elements
Narrative style
Cultural identity themes
Critique of post-colonial societies
Exploration of colonialism
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gptkbp:genre
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Fiction
Non-fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Arundhati_Roy
gptkb:Vikram_Seth
gptkb:Zadie_Smith
gptkb:Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie
gptkb:Salman_Rushdie
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:E._M._Forster
gptkb:V._S._Naipaul
gptkb:Joseph_Conrad
gptkb:Graham_Greene
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gptkbp:inspiredBy
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Personal experiences
Historical events
Travel experiences
British_culture
His_Trinidadian_heritage
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Literary criticism
Social commentary
Political commentary
Cultural commentary
Philosophical insights
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
Indian
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gptkbp:notableWorks
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gptkb:A_House_for_Mr_Biswas
In a Free State
The Enigma of Arrival
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gptkbp:occupation
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Essayist
Novelist
Travel Writer
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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Chaguanas,_Trinidad_and_Tobago
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:London,_England
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Patricia_Naipaul
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gptkbp:website
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www.naipaul.com
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