V.S. Naipaul, man and writer / Gillian Dooley.

Author/creator Dooley, Gillian, 1955-
Format Book
Publication InfoColumbia : University of South Carolina Press, ©2006.
Description164 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents "Apprentice pieces": Miguel Street, The mystic masseur, and The suffrage of Elvira -- Fiction versus nonfiction : a house for Mr Biswas -- The journeys begin: The Middle Passage, An area of darkness, and The loss of El Dorado -- Branching out: Mr Stone and the knights companion, The mimic men, and A flag on the island -- Finding the correct form: In a free state -- Sex and violence: Guerrillas and A bend in the river -- Investigations abroad: middle-period nonfiction -- A definition of the writing self: The enigma of arrival -- Capturing the reality: later travel books -- Three novels: A way in the world, Half a life, and Magic seeds.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [155]-159) and index.
LCCN 2005035538
ISBN1570035873 (alk. paper)
ISBN9781570035876

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PR9272.9.N32 Z665 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold