Miguel Street (Vintage International)
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- Synopsis
- A tender, funny novel written with the verve of Dickens and the passion of Chekhov, set during World War II in a derelict neighborhood in Trinidad&’s capital and narrated by an unnamed boy—from the Nobel Prize-winning author.&“One of the few contemporary writers of whom we can speak in terms of greatness.&” —Newsday&“A stranger could drive through Miguel Street and just say &‘Slum!&’ because he could see no more.&” But to its residents this corner of Trinidad&’s capital is a complete world, where everybody is quite different from everybody else. There&’s Popo the carpenter, who neglects his livelihood to build &“the thing without a name.&” There&’s Man-man, who goes from running for public office to staging his own crucifixion, and the dreaded Big Foot, the bully with glass tear ducts. There&’s the lovely Mrs. Hereira, in thrall to her monstrous husband. This tender, funny early novel is a work of mercurial mood shifts, by turns sweetly melancholy and anarchically funny. It overflows with life on every page.
- Copyright:
- 1987
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 224 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307776570
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780375713873
- Publisher:
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 09/20/23
- Copyrighted By:
- V.S. Naipaul
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Humor
- Reading Age:
- 18 and up
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.