Sir V.S. Naipaul, who died in 2018 is arguably one of the most important British writers of the 20th century. Part of a vanguard of post-colonial authors who wrote about the new world being created in the wake of the British Empire, Naipaul’s work was applauded across the globe. He won the Booker Prize for his novel ‘In A Free State’, as well as, in 2001, the Nobel Prize for Literature for his body of work including his non-fiction documenting his various travels through Africa, Asia, The Caribbean and Latin America.

Shahidha Bari, Professor at The University of The Arts London, takes us on a journey of discovery into Naipaul’s complex life and work. Is his legacy compromised by his confessions of violence towards women and his controversial views on race? With Deborah Levy, William Dalrymple, Homi Bhabha and Dr Chibundu Onuzo.