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Ebook About The acclaimed writer shares an intimate portrait of his former mentor V.S. Naipaul in this memoir of their thirty-year friendship and sudden falling out.Paul Theroux was a young aspiring writer when he met the legendary V.S. Naipaul in Uganda in 1966. There began a friendship that would span continents as both men ascended the ranks of literary stardom. Naipaul’s early encouragement of Theroux’s talent had a profound impact on him—yet the apprenticeship was not always easy.This heartfelt and revealing account of Theroux's thirty-year friendship with Naipaul explores the unique effect each writer had on the other. Built around exotic landscapes, anecdotes that are revealing, humorous, and melancholy, and three decades of mutual history, this is a personal account of how one develops as a writer and how a friendship waxes and wanes between two men who have set themselves on the perilous journey of a writing life.A New York Times Notable BookBook Sir Vidia's Shadow: A Friendship Across Five Continents Review :
The first point to note is that the veracity of this account has been seriously questioned. In French's authorized bio of Naipaul, what Theroux says took place at a party is denied by several of the participants. Some who Theroux claims were present were not and appear to be intentional misidentified. Lady Antonia Fraser says unequivocally that Theroux's account is made from the whole cloth.So we can assume that at least in part this is fictionalized biography. Does that make it not worth reading?I would say no. Theroux was an acquaintance of Naipaul and he gives us an understanding of the man that gibes with French's scrupulous account. His knowing Naipaul well is an advantage that French doesn't have, so even if he departs from the facts, he nonetheless presents the "real" Naipaul.I say "real" because after reading both French and Theroux, you're left with the feeling that only Naipaul knows the real man. You learn about what he said, what he did, to some extent why, both from his own lips, the testimony of others, and the judgments of his biographers, but I don't think the figure in his carpet is ever truly revealed.My own opinion, based on these biographies and his fiction and non-fiction, is that Naipaul is a nihilistic egotist, a narcissist to the nth degree, a cynical misanthrope whose sole reason for living is to fulfill his desires at the expense of everyone and everything.He says that he admires the Russian writers Aksakov and Gogol (while dismissing Jane Austen, Hardy, Henry James, and Conrad), but his true affinity is with another long-forgotten Russian writer, Artzbashyeff, in particular his once famous novel SANINE.Sanine, the title anti-hero, is a ruthless egotist who tramples on all morality and human feeling to satisfy his perverted soul. Though his adventures differ from Naipaul's, he's Naipaul's dopplegaenger.Alas, Artsbashyeff was a miserable writer, a third-rate hack, whereas Naipaul wrote the most stylish prose of his generation and had the insight of genius when it came to understanding others. Too bad that hatred was his primary reaction to them. What a stroke of luck for an aspiring writer struggling in backwater Uganda: to have a future Nobel laureate dumped in your lap as mentor and guide into the London literary world. After recently re-reading Theroux's breakthrough book, The Great Railway Bazaar, 1975, I was driven to read this literary memoir, which chronicles the author's career and his close association with Naipaul--which ended in acrimony after 30 years. Early on, before he had published a book and asked Naipaul's advice, Theroux was counseled to "Tell the truth." That he does here (at least his version of it), painting an unflattering and at times salacious portrait of Naipaul, who comes across as often arrogant, rude, racist and self-involved--though at the same time witty and insightful. While some of this may be payback for Naipaul ultimately shunning him (particularly Theroux's trashing of Naipaul's second wife), it is fascinating literary gossip and autobiography that most any writer and many readers of literature would enjoy. How much of it is fact and how much fiction remains unknown. Theroux claims to have not kept a journal over the years of their relationship yet writes extensive dialogue from meetings, luncheons and dinner parties--even noting what Sir Vidia had to eat. Theroux may indeed have a stunning memory--a great gift for any writer, particularly a journalist or memoirist. But Theroux is also a novelist, whose inventive skills should not be underestimated in this case. Read Online Sir Vidia's Shadow: A Friendship Across Five Continents Download Sir Vidia's Shadow: A Friendship Across Five Continents Sir Vidia's Shadow: A Friendship Across Five Continents PDF Sir Vidia's Shadow: A Friendship Across Five Continents Mobi Free Reading Sir Vidia's Shadow: A Friendship Across Five Continents Download Free Pdf Sir Vidia's Shadow: A Friendship Across Five Continents PDF Online Sir Vidia's Shadow: A Friendship Across Five Continents Mobi Online Sir Vidia's Shadow: A Friendship Across Five Continents Reading Online Sir Vidia's Shadow: A Friendship Across Five Continents Read Online Paul Theroux Download Paul Theroux Paul Theroux PDF Paul Theroux Mobi Free Reading Paul Theroux Download Free Pdf Paul Theroux PDF Online Paul Theroux Mobi Online Paul Theroux Reading Online Paul TherouxDownload Mobi RV Camping: RV Living for Beginners By RV Doohickeys
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