A series of seven film profiles Introduced by Robert Robinson 4: V. S. Naipaul
' The best novelist now writing in England', wrote one English critic of this West Indian-born author. Whether writing with humour about his native Trinidad or with melancholy about England. NAIPAUL reflects the outsider's sense of place. He has won more literary awards than any other British author, winning The Booker Prize in 1971 for his short stories In a Free State.
In this rare television film, Naipaul talks to the writer Francis Wyndham about his life in England; he revisits the London he has lived in and reflects on its place in his writing. Readings RONALD PICKUP
Executive producer PETER FOGES
Director SANDRA GREGORY