V. S. Naipaul, born Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul on August 17, 1932, in Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago, was a British writer of Trinidadian origin who wrote in English. He is renowned for his literary contributions and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001 for his work.
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August 17, 1932 Facts
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V. S. Naipaul belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Chaguanas
Place of Death: London
Educated At: Queen's Royal College | University College, Oxford
Occupation: essayist | novelist | journalist | writer
Spouses: Nadira Naipaul
Employers: Wesleyan University
Awards Received: Booker Prize | Jerusalem Prize | Somerset Maugham Award | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | International Nonino Prize | Knight Bachelor | John Llewellyn Rhys Prize | Nobel Prize in Literature | Hawthornden Prize
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 17, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for August 17, 2024 |
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| Sun | 24 Leo 32 | 25 Leo 16 | 25 Scorpio 9 |
| Moon | 10 Pisces 59 | 27 Capricorn 5 | 13 Cancer 21 |
| Mercury | 24 Leo 20 | 27 Leo 46 | 17 Sagittarius 22 |
| Venus | 10 Cancer 45 | 15 Virgo 29 | 18 Libra 40 |
| Mars | 8 Cancer 29 | 18 Gemini 40 | 1 Virgo 50 |
| Jupiter | 1 Virgo 11 | 17 Gemini 8 | 19 Virgo 8 |
| Saturn | 29 Capricorn 57 | 17 Pisces 31 | 0 Aquarius 2 |
| Uranus | 23 Aries 13 | 27 Taurus 11 | 20 Aries 7 |
| Neptune | 7 Virgo 13 | 29 Pisces 23 | 10 Virgo 0 |
| Pluto | 22 Cancer 34 | 0 Aquarius 16 | 23 Cancer 20 |
| Rahu | 18 Pisces 7 | 8 Aries 42 | 13 Pisces 14 |
| Ketu | 18 Virgo 7 | 8 Libra 42 | 13 Virgo 14 |
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