V. S. Naipaul

Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was a Trinidad-born British writer renowned for his works of fiction and nonfiction in English. He is known for his comic early novels set in Trinidad, his bleaker novels of alienation in the wider world, and his vigilant chronicles of life and travels.

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Who was born first?

• V. S. Naipaul and Umberto Eco were born the same year
• V. S. Naipaul and Hedley Bull were born the same year
• V. S. Naipaul and Raisa Gorbacheva were born the same year
• V. S. Naipaul and John Searle were born the same year
• V. S. Naipaul and Robert Anton Wilson were born the same year

Timeline

1. Hedley BullJune 10, 1932 – May 18, 1985
2. John SearleJuly 31, 1932 – September 17, 2025
3. Raisa GorbachevaJanuary 5, 1932 – September 20, 1999
4. Robert Anton WilsonJanuary 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007
5. Umberto EcoJanuary 5, 1932 – February 19, 2016
6. V. S. Naipaul (this page)August 17, 1932 – August 11, 2018

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