| Full Name |
Shivadhar Srinivasa Naipaul |
| Profession(s) |
Writer, Journalist |
| Physical Stats |
| Eye Colour |
Black |
| Hair Colour |
Black |
| Career |
| Debut |
Novel: Fireflies (1970)
 |
| Last Novel |
An Unfinished Journey (1987)
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| Awards |
• Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize for Best Regional Novel for Fireflies (1970)
• Guggenheim Fellowship Award |
| Personal Life |
| Date of Birth |
25 February 1945 (Sunday) |
| Birthplace |
Trinidad and Tobago |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Date of Death |
13 August 1985 |
| Place of Death |
London |
| Age (at the time of death) |
40 Years |
| Death Cause |
Heart Attack |
| Signature |
 |
| Nationality |
Indo-Trinidadian |
| Hometown |
Trinidad and Tobago |
| College/University |
• Queen’s Royal College, Trinidad and Tobago
• St Mary’s College, Trinidad and Tobago
• University College, Oxford, England |
| Educational Qualification |
Studied Psychology, Philosophy, Physiology, Chinese from University College, Oxford, England (1964) |
| Relationships & More |
| Marital Status (at the time of death) |
Married |
| Marriage Year |
1967 |
| Family |
| Wife/Spouse |
Jenny Stuart |
| Children |
Son– Tarun |
| Parents |
Father– Seepersad Naipaul (Journalist)(deceased)
Mother– Droapatie Naipaul |
| Siblings |
Brother– V.S. Naipaul (Author)
Sister(s)– Kamla Naipaul (deceased), Mira Naipaul, Nalini Naipaul, Savi Naipaul (former teacher) |
