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Born in Trinidad of a Brahmin family in 1932, he was the son of a journalist who had dreams of writing books. Educated in Spain and at University College, Oxford, Naipaul came to written often of the island that was his birthplace. His reputation as a novelist and journalist has increased steadily over the years.
This book will fascinate anyone concerned with the backgrounds of writers and how they developed. It takes an unvarnished look at the frequent exchanges between father and son. His father was proud of having a son in such an important university, but was consumed by his own desires to reach publication beyond the daily newspaper in Trinidad and other minor publications. With little need for footnotes, Between Father and Son demonstates the power of love, with just a bit of jealousy on occasion. Interviewed by public television recently, Naipaul admitted that he did not approve of the release of these intimate letters. He said he would never read the book, because he felt it would only renew matters best kept in the past. Go To Page: 1 2
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