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Miguel Street
Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
Miguel 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...
Details
192 pages
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Naipaul's travel writing is perhaps the most important body of work of its kind in the second half of the century.Martin Amis