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Author and historian Patrick French dies in London
Author and historian Patrick French dies in London,Award-winning British author, historian and academic Patrick French, best known for his biography of VS Naipaul, The World Is What It Is, and India A Portrait, died in London on Thursday after a four-year battle with cancer. Dalrymple said he was heartbroken to hear about the loss of his close friend and the best man at his wedding, and described French as the greatest biographer of our generation.

Author and historian Patrick French dies in London

Award-winning British author, historian and academic Patrick French, best known for his biography of VS Naipaul, The World Is What It Is, and India A Portrait, died in London on Thursday after a four-year battle with cancer. Dalrymple said he was heartbroken to hear about the loss of his close friend and the best man at his wedding, and described French as the greatest biographer of our generation.