(born 1932), Trinidadian writer, of Indian descent, resident in Britain since 1950; full name Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul. He is best known for his satirical novels, such as A House for Mr Biswas (1961); In a Free State (1971) won the Booker Prize. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001.
Definition of Naipaul, V. S. in US English:
Naipaul, V. S.
proper nounnīˈpôl
(born 1932), Trinidadian writer, resident in Britain from 1950; full name Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul. He is best known for his satirical novels, such as A House for Mr. Biswas (1961) and In a Free State (1971). Other notable works: A Way in the World (1994) and Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions among the Converted People (1998). Nobel Prize for Literature (2001).