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Names: Krishnan, Sanjay, author.

Title: V. S. Naipaul’s journeys: from periphery to center / Sanjay Krishnan.

Description: New York: Columbia University Press, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019025485 (print) | LCCN 2019025486 (e-book) | ISBN 9780231193320 (cloth) | ISBN 9780231550253 (e-book)

Subjects: LCSH: Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932–2018—Criticism and interpretation.

Classification: LCC PR9272.9.N32 Z7494 2020 (print) | LCC PR9272.9.N32 (e-book) | DDC 823/.914—dc23

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