In high school I was required to read V.S. Naipaul's "A House for Mr. Biswas". To me back then and now, the story of Mr. Biswas was the story of a man who's goal in life was to create a place and a space for himself. This story stayed at the back of my mind, hiding there for many years. Until, one day I was walking through a bookstore and happened across a copy of "The Mystic Masseur".
Which I thoroughly enjoyed. Why am I telling you all this? I wanted you to understand why I decided to pick Sir V.S. Naipaul for this Friday's post.
First of all I had no idea that he'd one the noble prize, or that he was knighted. I had no clue that "The Mystic Masseur" was made into a movie. I only knew that he was an Trinidadian novelist, whom I was compelled to read in high school. To me he was simply V.S. Naipaul, a West Indian Writer I've read and enjoyed.
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According to Wikipedia: In 2008, The Times ranked Naipaul seventh on their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945.
Impressive. Thanks for intoducing me to his work.
The House for Mr Biswas is one of my fav novels. I went all through high school but only read it just before Lit CXC exam and we had to read it in Form 2 and 4. In 2008, I bought a copy, read it over and fell in love with the story.
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