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100			_aNaipaul, V.S.
245			_aMiguel street
260			_aLondon _bPicador _c2011
300			_a179p.
520			_aMiguel Street, V. S. Naipaul’s first written work of fiction, is set in a derelict corner of Port of Spain, Trinidad, during World War Two and is narrated by an unnamed, precociously observant neighbourhood boy. We are introduced to a galaxy of characters, from Popo the carpenter, who neglects his livelihood to build ‘the wild thing without a name’, to 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. As well as the lovely Mrs Hereira, in thrall to her monstrous husband. V. S. Naipaul writes with prescient wisdom and crackling wit about the lives and legends that make up Miguel Street: a living theatre, a world in microcosm, a cacophony of sights, sounds and smells – all seen through the eyes of a fatherless boy. The language, the idioms and the observations are priceless and timeless and Miguel Street overflows with life on every page. This is an astonishing novel about hope, despair, poverty and laughter; and an enchanting and exuberant tribute to V. S. Naipaul’s childhood home.
650			_aEnglish literature
650			_aBoys
650			_aTrinidad and Tobago--Port of Spain
650			_aCity and town life
650			_aTrinidad and Tobago
650			_aManners and customs
650			_aTrinidad and Tobago--Trinidad
650			_aMan-woman relationships
650			_aTrinidadian and Tobagonian fiction
942			_cBK
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