#naipaul

[onequoteperday]

Government that breaks its own laws can also easily break you.

V.S. Naipaul

[newyorker]

With a sighing emptiness of soul, feeling that I was saying goodbye, I visited Vidia Naipaul in his hospital room in London. This was in June. He strained to speak, but we managed to hold a conversation, and he smiled when I reminded him of trips we’d taken together in East Africa, more than fifty years ago.

[novelniche]

Love him? Hate him? Love to hate him? Whatever your niche with #Naipaul, you can find him at #paperbased. #ahouseformrbiswas #miguelstreet #themiddlepassage #beyondbelief #nightwatchman (at Paper Based Bookshop)

[sivavakkiyar]

VS Naipaul, The Loss Of El Dorado

[sivavakkiyar]

Naipaul, An Area Of Darkness

‘but how awkward for you.’ is kind of funny

[sivavakkiyar]

Naipaul, An Area Of Darkness

[weneedtotalkaboutbooks]

My Reading List... for 2032!

What my Reading List might look like in 2032

You may have already seen my Reading List for 2022, here’s how 2032 is shaping up. Once upon a time I was a conscientious book shopper. Despite considerable temptation, I would resist buying new books until I had finished the ones I was currently reading. My TBR pile, therefore, did not get too out of hand. Then came the GFC and the large bookstores began a massive clear out of stock and I went…

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[realisaonum]

Joan Didion, The Art of Nonfiction No. 1, The Paris Review Issue 176, Spring 2006