GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -A Bend in the River is a 1979 novel by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul. The novel, telling the story of Salim, a merchant in post-colonial mid-20th century Africa, is one of Naipaul’s best known works and was widely praised.

Detailed explanation-2: -Naipaul, in full Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, (born August 17, 1932, Trinidad-died August 11, 2018, London, England), Trinidadian writer of Indian descent known for his pessimistic novels set in developing countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -NAIPAUL, Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad, (Sir Vidia), Kt 1990; author; b. 17 August 1932; m.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul Author VS Naipaul won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Literature “for having united perceptive narrative and incorruptible scrutiny in works that compel people to see the presence of suppressed histories".