A magnet to the poets, philosophers, troubadours, and misfits who inhabit Port of Spain, Miguel Street is a place where tales of glory and debauchery vie with declarations of love and anger, where neighborhood melodramas are scrutinized, and wisdom is meted out to everyone. These vignettes reflect the neighborhood where Naipaul grew up.
In this sexy street saga, Yasmine, Tahja, and Amra meet through a modeling agency, where they are auctioned off to the highest bidder. When they decide to go into business on their own, their hustle starts a spiraling fall from grace--with an unpredictable ending that stands to leave readers speechless.
Bolo is a champion stickfighter, tall, good-looking, the bravest of all the young men in Bonasse. When, time and time again, he sees his people humiliated by change and American troops, his instincts as a leader come to the fore. The stand he makes, however, takes bizarre and tragic forms.
Continually faced with homelessness and manipulated by people in power, Mr. Biswas becomes obsessed with the idea of having his own house. Twice, he attempts to build, but the schemes fail. He finds a good job but loses it. Finally, he borrows money and, on impulse, buys a house that is shabby and defective--if not downright dangerous--but is at ...
"The Rough Guide to Trinidad and Tobago" is the definitive guide to the most exciting and unexplored of the Caribbean islands. The full-colour section introduces the islands' diverse highlights from tropical bird watching in Northern Trinidad and the secluded wave-whipped sand at Tobago's Pirates bay, to hiking in the forested peaks of the ...
A revealing novel of childhood about Tee who is being made socially acceptable by her Aunt Beatrice so that she can cope with the caste system of Trinidad.
The cuisines of China, India, Africa, Spain, Portugal, England, and France merge with the indigenous traditions of Carib and Arawak Indians in the cooking of these islands. Also included are tips for travel and restaurants, major festivals and sources for special ingredients.
Designed for undergraduates with little or no background in world music, Music in Trinidad is one of several volumes that can be used along with Thinking Musically, the main book in the Global Music Series, in any introductory world music or ethnomusicology course. Music in Trinidad explores how the history and culture of Trinidad is related to ...
A brutal murder in Trinidad sets into motion the events of this novel, which tells the story of two women, Rosa and Zuela, childhood friends who meet again when both are in their thirties. Both are miserably married, but Rosa is unable to cope with the horrors of her life, while Zuela manages, by drawing strength from her children, to find a ...
Earl Lovelace's Trinidadian novel tells the story of an isolated rural community coming into contact with the woder world. The villagers learn, only too cruelly, that "progress" can mean the destruction of cherished values.
This novel set in Trinidad and Canada begins with a slave revolt that takes the form of mass suicide, and ends with a descendent of the revolt's leader who returns to the island searching for her roots.
A guide to the richest area for birdlife in the Caribbean where nearly all South American birds can be found. It covers the history of ornithology in the islands, the bird's different habitats and status, range and subspecies, field description, food, nesting and behaviour.
This comedy of manners in set in Trinidad and is written by the author of "The Mystic Masseur", "The Middle Passage", "The Return of Eva Perron", "Mr Stone and the Knights Companion" and "A House for Mr Biswas".
This poignant, evocative, and masterfully told story follows a young man and woman who embark together on an emotional journey that will bring them joy, heartache, and ultimately, understanding.
Two women in the Caribbean--one from the city, one from the country--form a relationship on an island in the middle of a political uprising. This is the first novel by Trinidadian filmmaker, poet, and essayist Dionne Brand. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.
Written at Derek Walcott's suggestion, and based on interviews with the playwright and actors, this is the first detailed study of a post-colonial theatre company and the problems of creating 'serious' theatre in the former colonies. The book shows how Walcott strove to create a world class theatre ensemble in the West Indies - a Trinidadian ...
Trinidad and Tobago, tropical islands on the continental shelf of northeastern South America, enjoy a rich diversity of bird species, including visitors from the nearby mainland and others traveling the migratory flyway from North America. This compact, portable field guide is designed to provide birders and ornithologists with all the up-to-date ...
After 19 years of teaching his pupils to emigrate, Alford George, elitist schoolteacher turned populist politician, is forced to work out a welcome for the diverse races of Trinidad to their own island and how to liberate those who, despite emancipation, are still struggling under old captivities.
The narrator tells the story of Ganesh, who rises from a lowly job as masseur to become a healer and then a powerful politician. Finally, he is corrupted and disgusted by the realities of the political life. This novel was the winner of the John Llewelyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1958 and was made into a film in 2002.
Dr. Warner-Lewis has long been known for her pioneering application of linguistics to the history of African cultural retentions in the Caribbean. This, her first book, shows the impact of Yoruba and other African cultures on Trinidad's music, language, religion and lifestyle. Dr. Warner-Lewis is associate professor of English at the University of ...
These candid, poignant, and entertaining letters were written during the 1950s between the writer V. S. Naipaul at Oxford and his family, chiefly his his younger sister who was in college in India, and his father in Trinidad--a failed writer who worked as a journalist and died young.
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