Miguel Street
by V.S. Naipaul
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Author: V.S. NaipaulEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-07-23
ISBN: 0375713875
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Vintage
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Summary: 4 Stars
Here is 1940s Port of Spain, Trinidad. Miguel Street is a melting pot at the ends of the British Empire, which, during WWII, is already on the ebb. Naipaul's first written and third published book tells the stories of Miguel Street's characters from the point of view of a young boy. Each of the stories are illuminating portraits of the limitations of colonial life. If you're looking for parables about poverty or racism, you won't find them here. Instead, you will find Naipaul's genius penchant for telling sad stories with great humor; and, rather than lessening the sense of the tragedy, Naipaul's humor makes it that much more impactful. Those who are also fans of Paul Theroux will recognize than the later writer used "Miguel Street" as the DNA for his "Hotel Honolulu."
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