Between father and son: family letters
(Book)
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Published:
New York : Alfred Knopf, 2000.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st American ed.
ISBN:
0375407308
Physical Desc:
xi, 297 pages ; 25 cm
Status:
Pitkin County Library
823.914 N157
Description
An “extraordinary rich correspondence” ( The New York Times Book Review ) between a seventeen-year-old aspiring writer at Oxford who would go on to become a Nobel Prize winning author and his sacrificing, beloved father. At seventeen, V.S. Naipaul wanted to "follow no other profession" but writing. Awarded a scholarship by the Trinidadian government, he set out to attend Oxford, where he encountered a vastly different world from the one he yearned to leave behind. Separated from his family by continents, and grappling with depression, financial strain, loneliness, and dislocation, "Vido" bridged the distance with a faithful correspondence that began shortly before the young man's two-week journey to England and ended soon after his father's death four years later. Here, for the first time, we have the opportunity to read this profoundly moving correspondence, which illuminates with unalloyed candor the relationship between a sacrificing father and his determined son as they encourage each other to persevere with their writing. For though his father's literary aspirations would go unrealized, Naipaul's triumphant career would ultimately vindicate his beloved mentor's legacy.
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LC Subjects
Authors, Trinidadian -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
Authors, Trinidadian -- 20th century -- Family relationships.
Fathers and sons -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Trinidad.
Naipaul, V. S. -- (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), -- 1932-2018 -- Family.
Naipaul, V. S. -- (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), -- 1932-2018. -- Correspondence.
Authors, Trinidadian -- 20th century -- Family relationships.
Fathers and sons -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Trinidad.
Naipaul, V. S. -- (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), -- 1932-2018 -- Family.
Naipaul, V. S. -- (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), -- 1932-2018. -- Correspondence.
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English
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APA Citation (style guide)
Naipaul, V. S. 1., & Aitken, G. R. (2000). Between father and son: family letters. 1st American ed. New York, Alfred Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018 and Gillon R. Aitken. 2000. Between Father and Son: Family Letters. New York, Alfred Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018 and Gillon R. Aitken, Between Father and Son: Family Letters. New York, Alfred Knopf, 2000.
MLA Citation (style guide)Naipaul, V. S. 1932-2018. and Gillon R Aitken. Between Father and Son: Family Letters. 1st American ed. New York, Alfred Knopf, 2000.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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