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Also Known As	Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
Born	August 17, 1932 • Trinidad and Tobago
Died	August 11, 2018 (aged 85) • London • England
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize (2001) • Booker Prize (1971)
Notable Works	“A Bend in the River” • “A House for Mr. Biswas” • “Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples” • “Guerrillas” • “Half a Life” • “In a Free State”

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