Half a Life (novel) Half a Life (novel) Half a Life is a 2001 novel by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul published by Alfred A. Knopf. The novel is set in India, Africa and Europe (London, Berlin and Portugal). "Half a Life" was long listed for the Man Booker prize (2001). Willie Somerset Chandran is the son of a Brahmin father and a Dalit mother. His father gave him his middle name as a homage to the English writer Somerset Maugham who had visited the father in the temple where the father was living under a vow of silence. Having come to despise his
A House Divided (board game) one word, sums up the appeal of "A House Divided", the little game that could, and places it unmistakably onto any list of the very best wargames." A House Divided (board game) A House Divided is a strategic level board wargame about the American Civil War for two players, featuring point-to-point movement, low-complexity rules, and relatively few counters to maneuver. It was designed by Frank Chadwick and released in 1981 by Game Designers Workshop. "A House Divided" won the Charles S. Roberts/Origins Awards for "Best Pre-20th Century Boardgame of 1981" and "Best Pre-20th Century Boardgame of 1989". The name of