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Remembering VS Naipaul

12/08/2018 GMT

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Nobel prize-winning author, VS Naipaul, has died at the age of 85; accent discrimination

The Nobel prize-winning author, VS Naipaul, has died at the age of 85; two new films feature black characters putting on white voices... we'll hear more about accent discrimination.

(Image: Novelist Sir VS Naipaul. Credit: Getty Images)

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