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Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
| Full Name of the recipient | Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Literature |
| Year of Award | 2001 |
| Share in Award | 100.0% |
| Award Shared with | |
| Motivation for the Award | for having united perceptive narrative and incorruptible scrutiny in works that compel us to see the presence of suppressed histories |
| Place of Birth | , Trinidad (now known as Trinidad and Tobago TTO) |
| Date of Birth | 17 August 1932 |
| Age at the time of Award | 68 years |
