Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
writer
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| gptkbp:associatedAct |
gptkb:The_Masque_of_Africa
gptkb:India:_A_Wounded_Civilization gptkb:A_Bend_in_the_River Half a Life Magic Seeds The Middle Passage |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
Booker Prize |
| gptkbp:born |
August 17, 1932
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Shiva_Naipaul
gptkb:Nicolas_Naipaul |
| gptkbp:died |
August 11, 2018
|
| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Sir_Vidiadhar_Surajprasad_Naipaul
|
| gptkbp:genre |
Fiction
Non-fiction |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
V.S. Naipaul
|
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:E.M._Forster
gptkb:Joseph_Conrad gptkb:Graham_Greene |
| gptkbp:inspiredBy |
Philosophical themes
Postcolonial literature Identity themes Cultural heritage themes Cultural identity themes Colonialism themes Migration themes Human experience themes Displacement themes Exile themes Historical context themes Literary criticism themes Narrative style themes Personal experience themes Political commentary themes Social commentary themes British_literature Caribbean_literature Indian_literature Cultural_critique_themes |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Spanish
English Hindi |
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:A_House_for_Mr_Biswas
In a Free State The Enigma of Arrival |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Essayist
Novelist Travel writer |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
Chaguanas,_Trinidad_and_Tobago
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:London,_England
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Patricia_Naipaul
|