2001 Nobel V.S. Naipaul

[Terrance]

Subtitled "Islamic Excursions Among the
          Converted Peoples," Beyond Belief
          follows up his acclaimed 1981
          publication, Among the Believers: An
          Islamic Journey. Both books feature
          extensive interviews in Pakistan, Iran,
          Indonesia, Malaysia. Many of the
          interviewees in the two books are the
          same, contributing continuity and deeper
          insights into Islamic fundamentalism.


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KXX4493553 at aol.com wrote:
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> In einer eMail vom 11.10.01 15:29:32 (MEZ) - Mitteleurop. Sommerzeit schreibt
> davidmmonroe at yahoo.com:
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> > A stylistically if not necessarily politically
> >  conservative choice, Naipaul (who, however, I know
> >  only from A Bend in the River), perhaps?
> Oh yes, a "realist", rather conventional, sometimes racist (see how he
> describes Black Africans), but a very good storyteller.... whites are often
> pathologic and decadent, especially gays (see the description of the British
> development aid worker in "Minic Men")... in "Guerillas" Malcolm X (a
> Caribbean Malcolm X in this case, to be correct) is described as a nihilistic
> leader, a pederast and mentally completely disturbed...
> 
> Kurt-Werner Pörtner
>