A life in writing: The boy from Trinidad who went on to win the Nobel, VS Naipaul has always forged his own path. He admits to no literary influence and has little time for modern fiction
It is a fair bet that in the next few weeks that VS Naipaul will hardly bother to disguise the provocative disdain that now characterises his public pronouncements
VS Naipaul: shockingly disloyal to his literary friend, claims Spurling