V. S. Naipaul

Full Name: Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
Profession: Novelist

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Biography: V.S. Naipaul is the recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize for Literature. He has published more than 30 books both of fiction and nonfiction over 50 years.

Naipaul's best-regarded works include "A House for Mr Biswas" (1961), "In a Free State", which won the 1971 Booker Prize and "A Bend in the River" (1979). He was knighted in 1990.

Born: August 17, 1932
Birthplace: Chaguanas, Colony of Trinidad and Tobago

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Leo

Died: August 11, 2018 (aged 85)