ravishingravi Posted June 2, 2011 Posted June 2, 2011 http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/no-woman-writer-is-equal-to-me-says-vs-naipaul-109771 Way to go !
ganeshran Posted June 2, 2011 Posted June 2, 2011 He is entiteld to his opinion even if its wrong. He didnt say women are bad writers, he said he didnt consider any women writer his literary match. Having read Jane Austen, I dont agree with him at all, but its not a sexist statement.
Stuge Posted June 2, 2011 Posted June 2, 2011 this is what he said exactly "Asked if he considered any woman writer his literary match, he replied: "I don't think so."
lonestarranger Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 Mariyam says hi. :hmmm: Who is Naipaul btw? This is exactly what he wants..
gaurav92 Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 I read one of his stories - "Love Love Love Alone" and it was very ordinary, donno what is he bragging about :dontknow:
punjabi_khota Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 I read one of his stories - "Love Love Love Alone" and it was very ordinary' date=' donno what is he bragging about :dontknow:[/quote'] He is a Nobel prize winner ..but an ass nonetheless
Mariyam Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 Mariyam says hi. :icflove: :icflove: He is a Nobel prize winner ..but an ass nonetheless I agree. Luckily for me, I read only one of his books:Guerilla. On a long flight. Even to describe things like the curve of the road or the clouds or just about anything , Naipaul uses metaphorical references to female anatomy. Totally perverted writer. Apparently, his book 'A house for Mr Biswas' is a classic. I haven't read it though.
Raghav_12 Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 He is a Nobel prize winner ..but an ass nonetheless Yeah, he has been ass-hol-istic in general, other than being a great writer. Had come across one article on him some time back. http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/mar/21nai.htm I have tortured and 'killed' my first wife: Naipaul March 21, 2008 13:12 IST Nobel laureate Sir VS Naipaul tormented his first wife for nearly four decades, regularly visited brothels in London [ Images ] and kept a mistress for almost 24 years before suddenly leaving her to marry a Pakistani scribe, according to his biography. The 75-year-old novelist, born to Indian parents in Trinidad and has been living in Britain since winning a place in Oxford, has admitted in his biography that he frequently humiliated his first wife (Patricia) and even refused to gift her a wedding ring. Naipaul often abandoned her to go travelling with Mrs Gooding, the married Anglo-Argentine with whom he fell in love in 1972, and would often tell his wife how he was missing his mistress but then say that he needed Lady Patricia to help him with his books, it has been revealed. "I was liberated. She (Patricia) was destroyed. It was inevitable," the Nobel laurate said. The book, penned by Patrick French who was given free access to all of Naipaul's papers, claims that the novelist started visiting prostitutes when the couple were living in London three years after they married. "In the summer of 1958, turning imagination into reality, he (Naipaul) started to have sex with prostitutes. He would find their telephone numbers in local newspapers and visit them in the afternoon in secret while Pat was at work as a school teacher," The Daily Telegraph has reported, quoting the biography. Naipaul, according to the book, has admitted that his mental cruelty towards his wife, who was suffering from cancer, may have killed her. "She suffered. It could be said that I killed her. It could be said. I feel a little bit that way," he said I had read his "A house for Mr. Biswas" few years back. Recall it being a good book.
ravishingravi Posted June 3, 2011 Author Posted June 3, 2011 Make no mistake about it, he is a great great writer. Not politically correct, but I really do not mind it as much as some others. I would rather have him say it than not
Sachin=GOD Posted June 3, 2011 Posted June 3, 2011 :icflove: :icflove: I agree. Luckily for me, I read only one of his books:Guerilla. On a long flight. Even to describe things like the curve of the road or the clouds or just about anything , Naipaul uses metaphorical references to female anatomy. Totally perverted writer. Apparently, his book 'A house for Mr Biswas' is a classic. I haven't read it though. its a classic ergo its unreadable :giggle:
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