Owning a small portion of the Trinidad earth and a
respectable house is the dream and the reality sustaining Mohun Biswas through
a life of frustration and despair. This
is the book that turned the gentle satirist of the Caribbean, V. S. Naipaul, into
a major literary figure. It is the story
of a man who, without a single asset, enters a life devoid of opportunity; his
tumble-down house becomes a potent symbol of the search for identity in a
postcolonial world. It is the author’s
most widely read novel.
Anthony Burgess called it 'a work of great comic power
qualified with firm and unsentimental compassion.'
Discussion will be facilitated by Stephanie Lockhart, an English teacher at Bloomfield High
School. Copies of the book are available
at Prosser. Join in the discussion and
enjoy a taste of the Caribbean in literature along with some Caribbean tasty
treats, courtesy of the West Indian Foundation, Inc.