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RIP V.S. Naipaul
Posted on 8/12/18 at 9:04 am
Posted on 8/12/18 at 9:04 am
One of the great writers of the 20th century. Miguel Street and some of his travel writing are essential reads. He expressed with poise and eloquence the inscrutable contradictions of the post-colonial world without ever veering into intersectional finger-wagging or facile sentimentality. RIP to one of the few really great ones.
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Posted on 8/12/18 at 9:33 am to LSUTigersVCURams
I’d Never heard of him. Thanks for bringing him to our attention. Will be on my list going forward.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 9:49 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
One of the most interesting courses I had in college was British Empire Literature looking at the English Literature of the Southern Hemisphere and how religious holidays were interpreted in climates that were opposite of England's.
Naipal was one of our main reads. Nadine Gordimer was another. and the trilogy Ultima Thule.
Naipal was one of our main reads. Nadine Gordimer was another. and the trilogy Ultima Thule.
Posted on 10/16/18 at 1:57 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
Just finished Miguel Street on audio.
Wonderful book, and I would recommend it. I liked it because it was just a story. No real plot. Characters were ordinary people, none of them doing extraordinary things.
A look at the residents of a street in Trinidad viewed through the eyes of a young boy.
If you like audio, this one is great. The Caribbean accent was fantastic and added so much to the characters.
Wonderful book, and I would recommend it. I liked it because it was just a story. No real plot. Characters were ordinary people, none of them doing extraordinary things.
A look at the residents of a street in Trinidad viewed through the eyes of a young boy.
If you like audio, this one is great. The Caribbean accent was fantastic and added so much to the characters.
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