Tag Archives | Patrick French

“The World Is What It Is” by Patrick French

22 April 2010 · Reading · Comments { 2 }

A lot has been made of how frank this biography is. It’s certainly true that V.S. Naipaul gave his biographer Patrick French access to a huge amount of material, including things that other people would have tried to keep quiet about. For example the racism, the bigotry, the use of prostitutes, the affairs, the betrayals, [...]

Read full story · Comments { 2 }