In 1974 , Naipaul wrote the novel '' Guerrillas '' , following a creative slump that lasted several years . '' A Bend in the River '' , published in 1979 , marks the beginning of his exploration of native historical traditions , deviating from his usual " New World " examinations . Naipaul also covered the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas , Texas , at the behest of Robert B. Silvers , editor of '' The New York Review of Books '' , after which Naipaul wrote " Among the Republicans " , an anthropological study of a " white tribe in the United States "
1984 Republican National Convention
1984 Republican National Convention
V. S. Naipaul