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gptkbp:instanceOf
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writer
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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Literary criticism
Memoir
Short story writing
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
Booker Prize
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1932-08-17
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Nicolas_Naipaul
gptkb:Shivani_Naipaul
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gptkbp:deathDate
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2018-08-11
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_College,_Oxford
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gptkbp:famousFor
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Critique of colonialism
Exploring post-colonial themes
Cultural identity exploration
Diaspora literature
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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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V. S. Naipaul
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Amitav_Ghosh
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:James_Joyce
gptkb:Joseph_Conrad
gptkb:Graham_Greene
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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Literary criticism
Public speaking
Literary festivals
Writing workshops
Cultural discussions
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
Trinidadian
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gptkbp:notableWorks
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gptkb:A_House_for_Mr_Biswas
Half a Life
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
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:England
gptkb:Trinidad
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Patricia_Naipaul
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gptkbp:website
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http://www.vsnaipaul.com
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