S24E12 - 315. Controversy, Colonialism, & V.S. Naipaul

Who was V.S. Naipaul and why was he so controversial? How did Naipaul alter the way in which writers and readers saw the world, and in particular how they saw Trinidad? Why did he make an enemy of Salman Rushdie? 

Anita and William are joined by Ben Moser to discuss the life of V.S. Naipaul.

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