The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African BeliefBy V.S. Naipaul(Knopf, 241 pages, $26.95) “For my travel books I travel on a theme,” writes Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul. “And the theme of The Masque of ...
The tomb at Kasubi -- Sacred places -- Men possessed -- The forest king -- Children of the old forest -- Private monuments, private wastelands Summary Nobel Prize-winning author Naipaul spirals ...
IF there’s one thing that I’ve come to realise, it’s that at heart, no matter where his novels are set, Sir Vidia is always, incessantly, writing about Sir Vidia. England, Trinidad, Africa… they are ...
Book reviews of V.S. Naipual’s The Masque of Africa, South African trade unionist Jay Naidoo’s autobiography ‘Fighting for Justice’ and Peter Gill’s exploration of the Ethiopia since Live Aid, ‘Famine ...