John Gimlette 
The most important taxi ride I’ve taken
The Shiva Naipaul Memorial Prize, which The Spectator has just relaunched, is awarded for travel writing that gives ‘the most acute and profound observation of a culture alien to the… Continue reading
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Pink pigs in Paraguay – Shiva Naipaul Prize, 1997
John Gimlette, the award-winning travel writer and author of four books, was the winner of the Spectator/ Shiva Naipaul Memorial Prize for travel writing in 1997. The judges of that year,… Continue reading
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