| Edition |
1st edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 202 pages ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Reading and writing, a personal account -- part I. East Indian ; Jasmine ; Prologue to an autobiography ; Foreword to The Adventures of Gurudeva ; Foreword to A house for Mr. Biswas -- part II. Indian autobiographies ; The last of the Aryans ; Theatrical natives ; Conrad's darkness and mine -- Postscript: two worlds (the nobel lecture). |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Summary |
Offers eleven essays on reading, writing, and identity, discussing such topics as early forays into the world of books, the relationship between different literary forms and their cultures, and the author's reflections on his career. |
| Subject |
Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932-2018
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Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932-2018 -- Books and reading.
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Essays.
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Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932- (OCoLC)fst00041874
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Books and reading. (OCoLC)fst00836454
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Essays. (OCoLC)fst00915437
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Naipaul, Vidiadhar S.
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| Genre/Form |
Essays. (OCoLC)fst01919922
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Essays.
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| Added Author |
Mishra, Pankaj, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Naipaul, V.S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932- Literary occasions. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003 (OCoLC)606997731 |
| ISBN |
0375415173 (alkaline paper) |
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9780375415173 (alkaline paper) |
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0676975941 |
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9780676975949 |
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