Sir Vidia'S Shadow Av Paul Theroux

<p><i>Sir Vidia''s Shadow</i> is a book that chronicles bestselling author Paul Theroux''s long friendship with writer V.S Naipaul from its beginning to untimely end with both funny and moving moments and stark honesty. <br><br>''Both unputdownable and utterly engaging'' Jonathan Raban, <i>The Times Literary Supplement</i><br><br>''I started reading Theroux <i>Sir Vidia''s Shadow</i>, the story of his friendship with V.S. Naipaul over thirty years and five continents. I couldn''t, as they say, put it down. I don''t know of a more revealing study of the peculiar nature of friendship between professional writers, an unstable compound of empathy, solidarity and rivalry'' David Lodge, <i>Guardian </i>Books of the Year<br><br>''Thoroughly compelling. We can call it a memoir, or a biographical sketch, but it has more in it - more candour, more intensity, more angry puzzlement - than we would normally expect from either of these genres'' <i>Sunday Telegraph</i><br><br>''The portrait of Naipau