VS NAIPAUL

The list author says:
	"This was the first book of Naiapul's I read, back in the mid 60s and I have read everything of his since. Mr Biswas is a tragic-comic Everyman"."

The list author says:
	"Though it stops in 1996, one couldn't wish for a more fascinating portrait of the complex and controversial VSN."

The list author says:
	"A dark, gripping story - every word counts - set in Africa yet taking on a universal significance."

The list author says:
	"Naipaul has never written the same book twice. I love this one for its Hardy-like evocation of the English countryside. Naipaul is perceptive, poetic and precise."

The list author says:
	"Written as an act of vengeance, this is in fact a rich portrait of Sir Vidia, providing you don't take everything at face value!"

The list author says:
	"This is the best possible guide to the problems of Islam. Naipaul's eye for detail and his characterisation are outstanding."

The list author says:
	"Very early Naipaul and what a sense of humour he has! In short episodes he already shows the feel for characterisation and witty dialogue he was to develop in "Mr Biswas"."

The list author says:
	"A charming short novel. One of Naipaul's earliest and quite belying the view that Sir Vidia is grouchy and humourless."

The list author says:
	"The fear the characters feel in an African country at the mercy of rebel armies has significance for the West too."

The list author says:
	"Naipaul is a great stylist - every word is so precise - and a great story-teller: each sentence adds to the narrative. He also has the art of getting people to talk, clarifying a very complex topic."

The list author says:
	"Based on a true story which took place in Cuba, this is the gripping and terrifying story of a 'liberated'  woman who trifled with terrorists."