Hindu | 'Naipaul, portrait of a tyrant' tipped for top UK prize Times of India - LONDON: Six weeks after VS Naipaul's cruelty towards his wife and mistress was laid bare before a shocked world, the revelatory biography authorised by the Nobel Prize-winning writer is tipped to win the world's richest non-fiction award. Naipaul biography shortlisted for Samuel Johnson award Congo and Crows shortlisted for top UK book prize |