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Shiva Naipaul
I am (as I imagine many in this group are) a big fan of VS Naipaul's writing. A House for Mr. Biswas is one of my all-time favorites, and I really enjoyed some of his other works based in Trinidad from his earlier period (The Mystic Masseur; The Suffrage of Elvira.) I didn't love A Bend in the River as much as a lot of other readers seem to, but I definitely recognize its many merits. Anyway, I learned a few years ago about his brother, Shiva, who died at age 40, cutting off a promising career as an author in his own right. He wrote only three novels, two of which I've read recently and really enjoyed. I think if you like Vidia's writing (especially his early works set in Trinidad among the Indian diaspora community), you'll probaby like Shiva's almost as much (and maybe every bit as much!). Fireflies and The Chip-Chip-Gatherers are both very funny and deeply sad, with casts of interesting characters, great dialogue, and beautiful descriptions. I want to read Love in a Hot Country now, as well as his non-fiction book about the Jonestown massacre in Guyana. Anyway, just wondering if others had read him, and what they thought!
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I am (as I imagine many in this group are) a big fan of VS Naipaul's writing. A House for Mr. Biswas is one of my all-time favorites, and I really enjoyed some of his other works based in Trinidad from his earlier period (The Mystic Masseur; The Suffrage of Elvira.) I didn't love A Bend in the River as much as a lot of other readers seem to, but I definitely recognize its many merits. Anyway, I learned a few years ago about his brother, Shiva, who died at age 40, cutting off a promising career as an author in his own right. He wrote only three novels, two of which I've read recently and really enjoyed. I think if you like Vidia's writing (especially his early works set in Trinidad among the Indian diaspora community), you'll probaby like Shiva's almost as much (and maybe every bit as much!). Fireflies and The Chip-Chip-Gatherers are both very funny and deeply sad, with casts of interesting characters, great dialogue, and beautiful descriptions. I want to read Love in a Hot Country now, as well as his non-fiction book about the Jonestown massacre in Guyana. Anyway, just wondering if others had read him, and what they thought!
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