{"id":46436,"date":"2018-08-13T03:22:45","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T03:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=46436"},"modified":"2018-08-13T03:22:45","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T03:22:45","slug":"nobel-winning-writer-v-s-naipaul-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=46436","title":{"rendered":"Nobel-winning writer V.S. Naipaul dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-46437 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/173552Naipaul-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"866\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/173552Naipaul-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/173552Naipaul.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" \/>International desk: Novelist Sir VS Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize in literature, has died aged 85, his family have said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sir Vidia, who was born in rural Trinidad in 1932, wrote more than 30 books including A Bend in the River and his masterpiece, A House for Mr Biswas, reports BBC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MAQswLNMW-I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">His wife, Lady Naipaul, called him a &#8220;giant in all that he achieved&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">She said he died at his home in London &#8220;surrounded by those he loved, having lived a life which was full of wonderful creativity and endeavour&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Geordie Greig, editor of the Mail on Sunday and a close friend, said his death leaves a &#8220;gaping hole in Britain's literary heritage&#8221;, but there is &#8220;no doubt&#8221; that his &#8220;books live on&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">American travel writer Paul Theroux, who had a bitter 15-year feud with Sir Vidia before reconciling, said: &#8220;He will go down as one of the greatest writers of our time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Paying tribute to his friend, who he said had been in poor health, Theroux added: &#8220;He also never wrote falsely.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;He was a scourge of anyone who used a clich\u00e9 or an un-thought out sentence. 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