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Seepersad Naipaul (/ ˈ n aɪ p ɔː l, n aɪ ˈ p ɔː l /; 1906–1953) was a Trinidadian writer. He was the father of writers V. S. Naipaul , Shiva Naipaul and Savi Naipaul Akal , and married into the influential Indo-Trinidadian Capildeo family .
Seepersad Naipaul was born in 1906 (age 49 at the time of death), in rural Trinidad and Tobago. Seepersad Naipaul was the first Indo-Trinidadian journalist to work for the Trinidad Guardian. Seepersad Naipaul died in 1953 at Saint James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Learn about Seepersad Naipaul, a Trinidadian journalist, social worker and writer, and the father of V.S. Naipaul. Explore his life, works and legacy through Peepal Tree Press, a publisher of Caribbean literature.
1 de nov. de 2008 · In this crucible is formed the young Naipaul, who writes home from Oxford to Seepersad Naipaul, his beloved and writerly father and mentor, to say: “I want to come top of my group.
10 de may. de 2024 · To mark the publication of Seepersad Naipaul, Amazing Scenes: Selected Journalism 1928-1953, here's an introduction to his published work, as well as some of the important work that discusses his legacy.
Learn about Seepersad Naipaul, the first East Indian journalist in Trinidad and the father of V.S. Naipaul, a Nobel Prize winner. Discover his unique style, his role as a reformer and his challenges as a writer.
Mohun Biswas (based on V. S. Naipaul's father, Seepersad Naipaul) is born in rural Trinidad and Tobago to Hindu Indian parents and his father is a Brahmin. His birth was considered inauspicious as he is born "in the wrong way" and with an extra finger. A pundit prophesies that the newborn child "will be a lecher and a spendthrift.
