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Between Father and Son: Family Letters Paperback - 2001
by Naipaul, V. S./ Aitken, Gillon R. (Editor)
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A collection of letters between noted emigre writer V.S. Naipaul, living in England, and his father living in Trinidad are presented, illuminating the relationship between a sacrificing father and his determined son as they encourage each other to persevere with their writing.
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- Title Between Father and Son: Family Letters
- Author Naipaul, V. S./ Aitken, Gillon R. (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition New
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage Books, New York
- Date 2001
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 1-0375707263
- ISBN 9780375707261 / 0375707263
- Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 8.04 x 5.2 x 0.7 in (20.42 x 13.21 x 1.78 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Ethnic Orientation: Indian
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99031089
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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I wonder what is the matter with this typewriter.
From the jacket flap
V. S. Naipaul is perhaps the most famous emigre writer since Vladimir Nabokov, and though he always spoke and wrote English, his self-imposed exile to England from his native Trinidad represented a cultural shift as profound as learning to think in another language. In this moving, novel-like correspondence, we witness the great writer's early transformation from an expatriate adrift to a world-renowned man of letters.
The letters collected here illuminate with unalloyed candor the relationship between a sacrificing father and his determined son as they encourage each other to persevere with their writing. For though his father's literary aspirations would go unrealized, Naipaul's triumphant career would ultimately vindicate his beloved mentor's legacy.
The letters collected here illuminate with unalloyed candor the relationship between a sacrificing father and his determined son as they encourage each other to persevere with their writing. For though his father's literary aspirations would go unrealized, Naipaul's triumphant career would ultimately vindicate his beloved mentor's legacy.
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Citations
- New York Times, 03/18/2001, Page 24