Seepersad Naipaul | |
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Born | 1906 Colony of Trinidad and Tobago, British Empire |
Died | 1953 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
Occupation | Journalist and author |
Language | English and Hindustani |
Years active | 1929–1953 |
Notable works | The Adventures of Gurudeva |
Children | V. S. Naipaul, Shiva Naipaul |
Relatives | Nadira Naipaul |
Seepersad Naipaul (/ˈnaɪpɔːl, naɪˈpɔːl/; 1906–1953) was a Trinidadian writer. He was the father of writers V. S. Naipaul, Shiva Naipaul and Savi Naipaul Akal, and married into the influential Indo-Trinidadian Capildeo family.