Miguel Street
19 August 2011
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
19 August 2011
192 pages
9780330523004
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