From: "Lawrence Phillips" <lawrence-AT-lphillips.freeserve.co.uk> Subject: RE: Naipaul 101 Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 15:29:35 +0100 A favourite of mine is 'A House for Mr Biswas'. For me, it displays all his talent as a writer and is moving, funny and awful by turns neatly showing his discomforting contradictions as well as his skill. Laqwrence Phillips -----Original Message----- From: owner-postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu [mailto:owner-postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu]On Behalf Of Thomas Palakeel Sent: 12 October 2001 15:19 To: postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu Subject: Re: Naipaul 101 Steph, I'd start with "Miguel Street." His little brother's books are equally good. Fireflies, Chipchip Gatherers, but you see he is the "little" brother. Thomas He wrote the stories when he was 20 or 21. That young. Before he turned bitter. Thomas Palakeel Steph Greaves wrote: > Hello, > > If someone was going to read one of this Naipaul's books, which would be a > good one to start with? Are the books easy to read and do they have good > storylines? Are they in paperback? > > Steph. > > _____________________________________________________________________ > This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star Internet > delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. For further > information visit http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp or alternatively call > Star Internet for details on the Virus Scanning Service. > > --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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