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Russian
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Literary criticism
Article type: 
Article
UDC: 
821.111.09-3+929Найпол
DOI: 
10.18500/1817-7115-2021-21-2-219-225
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GAOVDV

The non-fictional text Michael X and the Black Power Killings in Trinidad by V. S. Naipaul and the analysis of its influence on the creative work of the author

Autors: 
Maksimenko Ekaterina D., Lomonosov Moscow State University
Abstract: 

The article defines the importance of the non-fictional text of V. S. Naipaul Michael X and the Black Power Killings in Trinidad in the creative work of the writer. The article provides the features of a journalistic investigation, the history of its creation and the analysis of its place in the bibliography of V. S. Naipaul. The text is also considered as the key to the evolution of the hero and theme in the author’s creative heritage.

Key words: 
V. S. Naipaul
investigation
Michael X
Black Power
Black House
mimic
Guerrillas
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Received: 
14.01.2021
Accepted: 
10.02.2021
Available online: 
31.05.2021
Published: 
31.05.2021