back with the Commonwealth scandal I compared Naipaul and the winner side by side, and you can see how detailed, and concrete Naipaul is in contrast
bsky.app/profile/beij...
bsky.app/profile/beij...
(since it's a story about housing and land in Trinidad, it lends itself unfortunately well to comparison to a great piece of writing. Compare the precision of Naipaulian description with this.)
September 22, 2026 at 4:33 PM
back with the Commonwealth scandal I compared Naipaul and the winner side by side, and you can see how detailed, and concrete Naipaul is in contrast
bsky.app/profile/beij...
bsky.app/profile/beij...
“We are never finished with grief. It is part of the fabric of living,” V. S. Naipaul writes, in a Personal History. “Love makes memories and life precious; the grief that comes to us is proportionate to that love and is inescapable.”
The Strangeness of Grief
V. S. Naipaul reckons with the different forms of loss.
www.newyorker.com
August 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
“We are never finished with grief. It is part of the fabric of living,” V. S. Naipaul writes, in a Personal History. “Love makes memories and life precious; the grief that comes to us is proportionate to that love and is inescapable.”
VS Naipaul came to India as a Nobel Prize winner and at a presser a TOI journalist showed up with his report card from 8th grade and asked about his English score
February 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
VS Naipaul came to India as a Nobel Prize winner and at a presser a TOI journalist showed up with his report card from 8th grade and asked about his English score
Everything by V.S. Naipaul
June 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Everything by V.S. Naipaul
Thankfully V.S. Naipaul would never correspond with Epstein, not because of the pedophilia but because of the spelling.
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 14, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Thankfully V.S. Naipaul would never correspond with Epstein, not because of the pedophilia but because of the spelling.
V. S. Naipaul
Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
You know that cat man smile, when you see it.
#MenWithCats
Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
You know that cat man smile, when you see it.
#MenWithCats
June 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
V. S. Naipaul
Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
You know that cat man smile, when you see it.
#MenWithCats
Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
You know that cat man smile, when you see it.
#MenWithCats
V.S. Naipaul was one of the greatest writers of the 20th century and I would be entirely unsurprised if it was ever revealed he was a serial killer.
October 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
V.S. Naipaul was one of the greatest writers of the 20th century and I would be entirely unsurprised if it was ever revealed he was a serial killer.
March 12, 2026 at 8:27 PM
V.S. Naipaul probably has the highest genius/reactionary quotient of the 20th century. And to make him more appealing to modern conservatives, he was also quite racist.
I've been thinking about this question of where the good conservative art is lately, so in an attempt to give a fair shake to the most reactionary modern writer I could think of who's supposed to be actually good, I've been reading Yukio Mishima
The problem is that “I am often scared and angry about social change” does not inherently lend itself to interesting art. You can be as technically skilled as the greats, but art with nothing interesting to say is just a commodity.
May 31, 2026 at 4:25 AM
V.S. Naipaul probably has the highest genius/reactionary quotient of the 20th century. And to make him more appealing to modern conservatives, he was also quite racist.
the Paddy French biography of Naipaul is casually devastating about Theroux
October 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
the Paddy French biography of Naipaul is casually devastating about Theroux
V. S. Naipaul (with scenes from the Merchant Ivory film adaptation of the Naipaul novel "The Mystic Masseur") - BOTD
August 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
V. S. Naipaul (with scenes from the Merchant Ivory film adaptation of the Naipaul novel "The Mystic Masseur") - BOTD
scientists previously thought it was impossible to make V.S. Naipaul sound like the likable half of a pairing
June 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
scientists previously thought it was impossible to make V.S. Naipaul sound like the likable half of a pairing
Indian nardwuar: you’re VS Naipaul! We HAVE to know
February 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Indian nardwuar: you’re VS Naipaul! We HAVE to know
"Las únicas mentiras por las que realmente somos castigados son las que nos decimos a nosotros mismos".
"En un estado libre", V. S. Naipaul
📷Man Ray
"En un estado libre", V. S. Naipaul
📷Man Ray
June 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM
"Las únicas mentiras por las que realmente somos castigados son las que nos decimos a nosotros mismos".
"En un estado libre", V. S. Naipaul
📷Man Ray
"En un estado libre", V. S. Naipaul
📷Man Ray
alright let's do real discourse: five books *by bad people* that are still good or great books
V.S. Naipaul, A BEND IN THE RIVER
Allison Pearson, I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT
Kevin Myers, WATCHING THE DOOR
Yukio Mishima, CONFESSIONS OF A MASK
Neil Gaiman, BRIEF LIVES.
V.S. Naipaul, A BEND IN THE RIVER
Allison Pearson, I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT
Kevin Myers, WATCHING THE DOOR
Yukio Mishima, CONFESSIONS OF A MASK
Neil Gaiman, BRIEF LIVES.
August 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
alright let's do real discourse: five books *by bad people* that are still good or great books
V.S. Naipaul, A BEND IN THE RIVER
Allison Pearson, I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT
Kevin Myers, WATCHING THE DOOR
Yukio Mishima, CONFESSIONS OF A MASK
Neil Gaiman, BRIEF LIVES.
V.S. Naipaul, A BEND IN THE RIVER
Allison Pearson, I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT
Kevin Myers, WATCHING THE DOOR
Yukio Mishima, CONFESSIONS OF A MASK
Neil Gaiman, BRIEF LIVES.
"Las únicas mentiras por las que realmente somos castigados son las que nos decimos a nosotros mismos".
"En un estado libre", V. S. Naipaul
📷Man Ray
"En un estado libre", V. S. Naipaul
📷Man Ray
November 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"Las únicas mentiras por las que realmente somos castigados son las que nos decimos a nosotros mismos".
"En un estado libre", V. S. Naipaul
📷Man Ray
"En un estado libre", V. S. Naipaul
📷Man Ray
I just ran three different Fable generated short sections in different styles (Hemingway, Naipaul, Asimov) through it and it caught every one.
August 13, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I just ran three different Fable generated short sections in different styles (Hemingway, Naipaul, Asimov) through it and it caught every one.
V. S. NAIPAUL, Guerrilleros
👊🏼💥❤
#dirtyworkseditorial #vsnaipaul
#Guerrilleros #jefatura #putoamismoextremo
👊🏼💥❤
#dirtyworkseditorial #vsnaipaul
#Guerrilleros #jefatura #putoamismoextremo
October 6, 2026 at 1:14 PM
V. S. NAIPAUL, Guerrilleros
👊🏼💥❤
#dirtyworkseditorial #vsnaipaul
#Guerrilleros #jefatura #putoamismoextremo
👊🏼💥❤
#dirtyworkseditorial #vsnaipaul
#Guerrilleros #jefatura #putoamismoextremo
𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗡
🇹🇹 V.S. Naipaul
A prolific Indo-Trinidadian writer who published 30 books in a 50 year career. His novels set in Trinidad, 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 and 𝐀 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐬, are his most loved.
rsliterature.org/fellows/v-s-naipaul-sir-vidia-naipaul/
🌴✒️ #Trinidad #CaribbeanVibes
🇹🇹 V.S. Naipaul
A prolific Indo-Trinidadian writer who published 30 books in a 50 year career. His novels set in Trinidad, 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 and 𝐀 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐬, are his most loved.
rsliterature.org/fellows/v-s-naipaul-sir-vidia-naipaul/
🌴✒️ #Trinidad #CaribbeanVibes
December 9, 2024 at 9:22 AM
𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗡
🇹🇹 V.S. Naipaul
A prolific Indo-Trinidadian writer who published 30 books in a 50 year career. His novels set in Trinidad, 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 and 𝐀 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐬, are his most loved.
rsliterature.org/fellows/v-s-naipaul-sir-vidia-naipaul/
🌴✒️ #Trinidad #CaribbeanVibes
🇹🇹 V.S. Naipaul
A prolific Indo-Trinidadian writer who published 30 books in a 50 year career. His novels set in Trinidad, 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 and 𝐀 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐬, are his most loved.
rsliterature.org/fellows/v-s-naipaul-sir-vidia-naipaul/
🌴✒️ #Trinidad #CaribbeanVibes
315. Controversy, Colonialism and V.S Naipaul
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315. Controversy, Colonialism, & V.S. Naipaul
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315. Controversy, Colonialism and V.S Naipaul
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I don't have it handy but later in his Naipaul book he gets very worked up about Antonia Fraser at a picnic.
October 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I don't have it handy but later in his Naipaul book he gets very worked up about Antonia Fraser at a picnic.
Sorry, I confused him with Eldridge Cleaver. What I said probably isn't true
exiledonline.com/why-the-amer...
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Why The American Right Never Liked V.S. Naipaul
I’ve often wondered why the American Right has been so quiet about V.S. Naipaul. He’s easily the most talented reactionary writer in the English language–maybe the only living talent left in the right...
exiledonline.com
April 26, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Sorry, I confused him with Eldridge Cleaver. What I said probably isn't true
exiledonline.com/why-the-amer...
exiledonline.com/why-the-amer...
VS Naipaul makes the list for A Bend In The River
August 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
VS Naipaul makes the list for A Bend In The River
New from @EmpirePodUK
To conclude our Writers on Empire series we do a deep dive into the life of VS Naipaul:
AN AREA OF DARKNESS
THE MAKING OF VS NAIPAUL
With Pulitzer Prize winner Ben Moser
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
To conclude our Writers on Empire series we do a deep dive into the life of VS Naipaul:
AN AREA OF DARKNESS
THE MAKING OF VS NAIPAUL
With Pulitzer Prize winner Ben Moser
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
December 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
New from @EmpirePodUK
To conclude our Writers on Empire series we do a deep dive into the life of VS Naipaul:
AN AREA OF DARKNESS
THE MAKING OF VS NAIPAUL
With Pulitzer Prize winner Ben Moser
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
To conclude our Writers on Empire series we do a deep dive into the life of VS Naipaul:
AN AREA OF DARKNESS
THE MAKING OF VS NAIPAUL
With Pulitzer Prize winner Ben Moser
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
yet again it's a good week to be a V.S. Naipaul fan because there's literally no news about him being awful that would be shocking
November 20, 2024 at 9:42 PM
yet again it's a good week to be a V.S. Naipaul fan because there's literally no news about him being awful that would be shocking