Essay: Shiva Naipaul’s notebook – Hindustan Times
In the archives and manuscripts section of the British Library in London, the item identified as ADD MS 89154/11/21 is a small notebook. This notebook is 4 x 6 inches with a black and white print on the cover that says “The Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood.” The first entry in the notebook begins: “Nov 1st. And so, suddenly, I’m off to India. The last time I had gone it was because of another death — that of Sanjay.”
No Photography Allowed: A drawing by Amitava Kumar of Shiva Naipaul’s notebook stored in the British Library.…