Magic Seeds

INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM FOR V. S. NAIPAUL AND

Magic Seeds

“Naipaul has a great gift for … crushingly economical observations…. [His] books … are passionately engaged with the world.”

— The New York Review of Books

“An elegant little story — with a moral…. What is distinctive [is] the light that it sheds on India, especially rural India.”

— The Wall Street Journal

“A masterful and evocative writer…. The language is clear and readable…. [His] ideas are rich, provocative, and worthy.”

— Rocky Mountain News

“Original, ruthlessly honest, intellectually stimulating and masterfully written.”

— The Times (London)

“There is a terrible purity to the prose. It is clean and dry, tough but never brittle…. [Magic Seeds] revisit[s] most, if not all, of the themes, obsessions and social worlds of his earlier fiction.”

— Newsday

“Offers a gripping glimpse at the sadness of a dream deferred.”

— Entertainment Weekly

“Bleakly comic…. Full of all Naipaul’s exact and cumulative brilliance.”

— The Guardian

“A remarkably astute … witness to the world with an extraordinary contribution to literature.”

— The Village Voice

“Riveting…. Masterful prose … indelible images.”

— Commentary

“[Naipaul] has achieved the top of his form.”

— The Star-Ledger (Newark)

“Magic Seeds occupies an identifiable place in Naipaul’s philosophy, and those who generally enjoy his work will like what’s here. Readers unfamiliar with his work have much to gain as well…. His precise art offers something revelatory.”

— The Plain Dealer

“Richly drawn…. Vivid and revealing.”

— The Decatur Daily

“Beautiful, enchanting prose…. In some ways, Willie [Chandran] embodies every character Naipaul has created in his brilliant career.”

— Associated Press