Naipaul''s Truth - The Making of a Writer

V.S. Naipaul once described his purpose as an author as nothing less than a "commitment to deliver the truth." One of the world's greatest, and most controversial, living writers, he has written extensively about the enduring economic, cultural, and psychological effects of colonialism, particularly its assaults on individual identity. In Naipaul's Truth, Lillian Feder, noted author of several classic works of literary criticism, explores Naipaul's writings to deliver an original and beautifully written analysis of her subject. Feder describes Naipaul's methods for discovering the truth about himself and the world he explores, and she concludes that Naipaul's literature has rightfully earned a place in the upper echelons of the modern canon. Simultaneously an intellectual biography and a revealing psychological portrait of the artist, Naipaul's Truth is a masterpiece of literary biography.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Autobiography Chapter 3 Travel Narratives Chapter 4 Fiction Chapter 5 Afterword

About the author

Lillian Feder is Distinguised Professor Emerita of English, classics, and comparative literature at the City University of New York. She lives in New York City.

Summary

In this text, Lillian Feder explores V.S. Naipaul's writings to deliver an analysis of her subject. She describes Naipaul's methods for discovering the truth about himself and the world he explores, and she concludes that his literature has earned a place in the upper echelons of the modern canon.

Product details

• Authors: Lillian Feder, Feder Lillian
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.12.2000
• EAN: 9780742508088
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-0808-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, American English, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form