Shiva Naipaul was born in Trinidad. He was the younger brother of V.S. Naipaul. Following in his older brother's footsteps, he studied at University College Oxford obtaining a degree in Chinese studies.
The younger Naipaul wrote five books before his untimely death in 1985 at the age of 40. The Chip Chip Gatherers, Fireflies and A Hot Country are works of fiction.
His non-fiction works include North and South and Black and White. A collection of fiction and travel pieces entitled Beyond the Dragon's Mouth was published in 1984.
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Fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, general, Description and travel, Fiction, Fathers and sons, fiction, Fiction, family life, Fiction, humorous, general, New York Times reviewed, Travel, West indies, fiction, Community life, East Indians, English literature, Fathers and sons, Fiction in English, Fiction, humorous, Fiction, short stories (single author), Guyana, history, History, Jonestown mass suicide, jonestown, guyana, 1978, Kenya, description and travel, Marriage, Mass suicide, People's Temple, Peoples TempleTime
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- OLID: OL190777A
- ISNI: 000000012143691X
- VIAF: 92847751
- Wikidata: Q3351168
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- SHIVA NAIPAUL
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