Word: naipaul
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...have read these books four or five times each, plus a whole lot of other things--Maupassant in English and Russian authors. You know, whoever I could lay my hands on. I think two books which I read later in my life which might have had an influence are Naipaul's House For Mr. Biswas and Catch-22 by Joseph Heller...
Walcott is perhaps the most celebrated of Caribbean writers currently reaping international acclaim. This group includes other luminaries such as V.S. Naipaul and Jamaica Kincaid. They all are, in part, products of a colonial experience...
Fortunately, there exists another view of the post-colonial Caribbean, one beyond Naipaul's mordant wit and grim aspect, beyond Kincaid's condescension and Walcott's romanticization...
...ironic, not entirely unhappy victim of those reforms. Brahmans are losing out in India's equivalent of affirmative action, while other castes, including the lowest of the low, are at least partial winners. As testament to that transformation, Namdeo Dhasal, a militant dalit (untouchable) leader and poet, tells Naipaul, "There was a time when we were treated like animals. Now we live like human beings...
...Naipaul has retired the familiar, infuriating, immobile face of India and painted a fresh one of human spirit and dramatic change that should become the new starting point for thinking about the country. What Naipaul does not grapple with is the question of whether India can survive burning so hotly. Hindu-Muslim conflicts are on the rise; violent secessionist movements have paralyzed three states; caste warfare threatens to erupt around the country. Naipaul barely touches on that drift to anarchy, but he helps us understand...