Miguel Street, V. S. NaipaulA tender, funny novel written with the verve of Dickens and the passion of Chekhov, set during World War II in a derelict neighborhood in Trinidads capital and narrated by an unnamed boyfrom the Nobel Prize winning author. One of the few contemporary writers of whom we can speak in terms of greatness. Newsday A stranger could drive through Miguel Street and just say Slum! because he could see no more. But to its residents this corner of Trinidads

death has its distinct advantages…

their stories come together in moments of everyday grace and extraordinary wonder

Bruce Aitken was destined to be a baseball player until fate stepped in

on the eve of her birthday

He details the intricacies of famous waves and his own apprenticeships to them

Personal drive

the perfect statement dress to bring on vacation

simbolismo y muerte

so we will just say this: It is extremely funny

He shows us a world turned upside down for kids and adults alike by the social upheavals of the 1960s

Told in a daring and enthralling narrative structure that counts backward through the hours of the standoff

difficult times