Patrick French ( 1966 - 2023 )

[kpjayan]

British writer and historian, specialized on South Asian Studies, passed away, succumbed to cancer.

Patrick French - Wikipedia

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He is known in the literary world for his remarkable Biography of V S Naipaul ( The World What It Is )

 

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British writer and historian, specialized on South Asian Studies, passed away, succumbed to cancer.

Patrick French - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

He is known in the literary world for his remarkable Biography of V S Naipaul ( The World What It Is )

I have the copy, but didn't read it yet. Is it really good? After first browsing I was wary: too much about his relationships with women...

 

[kpjayan]

I have the copy, but didn't read it yet. Is it really good? After first browsing I was wary: too much about his relationships with women...

In case you are a Naipaul fan, you may not like him as a person after reading this . The book, per se, I thought, was compelling, very balanced.