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Sir Vidia's shadow

by Paul Theroux · 1998

Travel · ranked #26 in category

"One year before he published his first book, Paul Theroux met V.S. Naipaul-Vidia, as he was known. For thirty years both men remained in close touch, even when continents separated them. Sir Vidia's

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Category
Travel
First published
1998 · 1990s
Author
Paul Theroux
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