[Cicero]

Good article.

A propos of the last paragraph, "A House For Mister Biswas" is Naipaul's greatest novel, very much worth reading. I'd put "A Bend in the River" in second place. Naipaul is VERY much hated by the professional leftist academics, which may recommend him to Freepers.

[mrustow]

A lot of people thought he'd never win the Nobel, because he has a history of honesty re race. A white writer who said the things he's said wouldn't get published, at least not in book form, or not by a major publisher, and certainly would never be considered for a Nobel.

[TopQuark]

"A House For Mister Biswas" is Naipaul's greatest novel, very much worth reading. I'd put "A Bend in the River" in second place

Thanks for the pointers. I've never read anything by him.