While Gods Are Falling
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Walter Castle considers leaving Port of Spain while confronting the problems of the city and his community.
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Trinidad and Tobago
Naipaul and Hosein examine home, poverty and the legacy of Indian indenture. Selvon carries Caribbean voices into postwar London. Hodge shows colonial hierarchy entering education and family life, while Mootoo explores trauma and gender norms. Lovelace completes the selection with a community undergoing change.
WHERE TO START
- While Gods Are FallingEarl Lovelace
- A House for Mr. BiswasV. S. Naipaul
- The Lonely LondonersSam Selvon
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A House for Mr. Biswas
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A descendant of Indian indentured workers seeks a home and independence in Trinidad.
Original title: A House for Mr Biswas
The Lonely Londoners
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Caribbean newcomers seek work, community and belonging in postwar London.
Crick Crack, Monkey
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A girl named Tee moves between relatives’ homes and encounters colonial cultural hierarchies.
Cereus Blooms at Night
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A caregiver reconstructs Mala’s story, connecting family violence with a search for love and belonging.
Hungry Ghosts
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Families of unequal status inhabit 1940s Trinidad, marked by poverty and the legacy of indenture.
Miguel Street
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A boy narrator portrays the vivid inhabitants of a street in Trinidad’s capital.
A Bend in the River
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A merchant tries to build a future in an African state marked by colonialism and a new dictatorship.
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