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Tag Archives: V S Naipaul
A.O. Scott
How pretentious is that? A. O. Scott. What kind of person calls himself by his initials? Only posers do this. I guess plain old “Anthony Scott” is just not dramatic enough for A. O. Scott. You can see it in … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Hollywood
Tagged Dennis Prager, f scott fitzgerald, government scheme, l frank baum, la times, left wing politics, media propaganda, somerset maugham, V S Naipaul, w somerset maugham, wealth redistribution
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Hatred Of Americans
I’ve never suffered from Jew-hatred in the United States, but I constantly meet online Europeans who loathe Jews and Americans. It would never occur to me upon meeting somebody obnoxious or shallow to attribute their bad traits to their race … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, America, Europe, Literature, Personal, V S Naipaul
Tagged achievment, jew hatred, patrick french, s books, uppsala sweden, V S Naipaul
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I’m Gonna Go ‘Kite Runner’ On You!
Here are my videos: The SOASstudent posts about my first video: "At 3:25 you refer to his second wife as a "journalist". She wrote brief, idiotic, inane, ungrammatical, misspelled ‘think pieces’ for a rag in a town called Bahawalpur. French’s … Continue reading
Posted in Literature
Tagged bad jews, black man, dehumanization, evil powers, jewish friend, nigger, second wife, sir vidia, V S Naipaul
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I’m Not Selfish, I Just Love Literature
I like this remark by V.S. Naipaul: "It’s the thing about the work. If you are travelling for material or to write a book, it isn’t that you are self-centered, it is that you are with the work. You are … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Personal
Tagged african students, ayatollah khomeini, diagnosis, evelyn waugh, excuse, fatwa against salman rushdie, literary criticism, paragraph, salman rushdie, V S Naipaul
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V.S. Naipaul’s Prescience About Islam
From Patrick French’s new bio: In a piece now redolent with irony, Marvin Mudrick wrote in the Hudson Review [circa 1980] that V.S. Naipaul was being "monotonously alarmist" about the dangers of political Islam. What did he fear, seriously — … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, V S Naipaul
Tagged fire and sword, grand guignol, marvin mudrick, patrick french, political islam, V S Naipaul
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Dot Indian
When asked to explain the symbolism of the bindi (the colored dot worn on the forehead of Indian women), V.S. Naipaul said: "The dot means: my head is empty." (Pg. 387) I got into a discussion last night of young … Continue reading
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Tagged bindi, colored dot, forehead, indian women, V S Naipaul
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Without His Mistress Margaret, There Would’ve Been No Great Naipaul Novels After 1970
Was Naipaul’s great writing worth the sin of his passionate illicit relationship with Margaret of Argentina? Perhaps what I need to spark my writing is a good affair. Such a shame I am so moral, so corralled by the Holy … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, Literature, V S Naipaul
Tagged Adultery, carnal desires, catherine watson, fantasy life, friend marisa, holy torah, illicit relationship, mistress, patrick french, quot, thomas hardy, V S Naipaul, vidia
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I Want To Be A Great Writer
I love to read the biographies of great writers. Yes, their lives inspire me, but most importantly, their weaknesses make me feel like I have company. Anything that makes me feel like a part of the human race is good … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Personal, V S Naipaul
Tagged biographies of great writers, daily mail, high civilization, patrick french, V S Naipaul, zara phillips
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