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V. S. Naipaul / produced and directed by Hilary Chadwick ; [a LWT Production in association with RM Arts].
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932-2018--Interviews.
- Naipaul, V. S.
- Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932-2018. Enigma of arrival.
- Authors, Trinidadian--20th century--Interviews.
- Authors, Trinidadian.
- Authors--20th century--Interviews.
- Authors.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Interviews.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (51 minutes)
- Other Title:
- South Bank show. V. S. Naipaul
- Place of Publication:
- Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany : Monarda Arts, 1987.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- West Indian author V. S. Naipaul, acclaimed for books such as A House for Mr. Biswas and In a Free State, talks in interview about his writing, in particular his autobiographically-based novel, The Enigma of Arrival. He contrasts the inspiration he found for this work in the English countryside, where he now lives, with the Caribbean, African and Indian influences that dominate his fiction and travel titles. The programme is illustrated with readings from his work.
- Participant:
- Reader, Roshan Seth ; interviewee: V. S. Naipaul.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed January 18, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1296403789
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