Shiva Naipaul

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Shiva Naipaul was a Trinidadian-born British writer and journalist known for his incisive novels and travel writing that explored postcolonial societies and cultural dislocation.

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instanceOf human
journalist
novelist
causeOfDeath heart attack
citizenship United Kingdom
countryOfBirth Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
countryOfResidence Trinidad and Tobago NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1945-02-25
dateOfDeath 1985-08-13
educatedAt Queen’s Royal College NERFINISHED
St Peter’s College, Oxford NERFINISHED
University of Oxford
ethnicOrigin Indo-Trinidadian
exploredRegion Africa NERFINISHED
Asia NERFINISHED
Caribbean NERFINISHED
exploredTheme cultural dislocation
diaspora
identity
postcolonial societies
familyName Naipaul NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork journalism
postcolonial literature
travel writing
genre fiction
journalism
travel literature
givenName Shivadhar NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Shiva Naipaul NERFINISHED
notableWork Beyond the Dragon’s Mouth NERFINISHED
Black and White NERFINISHED
Fireflies NERFINISHED
North of South NERFINISHED
The Chip-Chip Gatherers NERFINISHED
occupation journalist
novelist
travel writer
writer
placeOfBirth Port of Spain NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
sibling V. S. Naipaul NERFINISHED
writingStyle observational
satirical
social commentary

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V. S. Naipaul sibling Shiva Naipaul