Miguel StreetTo the residents of Miguel Street, a derelict corner of Trinidad’s capital, their neighbourhood 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;” Man-man, who goes from running for public office to staging his own crucifixion; Big Foot, the dreaded bully with glass tear ducts; and the lovely Mrs. Hereira, in thrall to her monstrous husband. Their lives (and the legends their neighbours construct around them) are rendered by V. S. Naipaul with Dickensian verve and Chekhovian compassion in this tender, funny novel. |
Contents
Cover | |
About the Author | |
BOGART 2 THE THING WITHOUT A NAME | |
GEORGEANDTHE PINK HOUSE 4 HIS CHOSENCALLING 5 MANMAN | |
B WORDSWORTH | |
THE COWARD | |
THE PYROTECHNICIST 9 TITUS HOYT I A 10 THE MATERNAL INSTINCT | |
THE BLUE CART | |
LOVE LOVE LOVEALONE | |
THE MECHANICAL GENIUS | |
CAUTION | |
UNTIL THE SOLDIERS CAME | |
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