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The Independent - London | November 22, 1998| | Copyright

Paul Theroux first met V S Naipaul 30 years ago, in Uganda. Theroux was a university teacher in Kampala, 24 years old, and an unpublished novelist, when V S Naipaul turned up as a visiting professor. Naipaul, despite being dismissive of all his students, took Theroux's writing seriously. Flattered and inspired by Naipaul's encouragement, Theroux accompanied Naipaul on several trips around the region, and the two became close friends.

This friendship lasted three decades, by mail and face to face, with the older writer playing a mentor's role in Theroux's life through his long struggle to ...

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