V.S. Naipaul
Trinidadian-British writer
Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul FRAS TC was a Trinidadian-born British writer of works of fiction and nonfiction in English. He is known for his comic early novels set in Trinidad, his bleaker novels of alienation in the wider world, and his... Wikipedia
Born: August 17, 1932, Chaguanas Borough Corporation, Trinidad and Tobago
Died: August 11, 2018 (age 85 years), London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Nadira Naipaul (m. 1996–2018) and Patricia Ann Hale Naipaul (m. 1955–1996)
Parents: Seepersad Naipaul and Droapatie
Siblings: Shiva Naipaul
Notable works: A House for Mr Biswas (1961); In a Free State (1971); A Bend in the River (1979); The Enigma of Arrival (1987)