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Abstract The present paper attempts the relationship of gender and their beliefsbased on V.S. Naipaul‟s novel Miguel Street. Through a brief discussion on the cultural construction of gender, it elaborates the marginal positions of gender which depicts the male bounded society which is conventional and not accepted in the present society.
There's the lovely Mrs. Hereira, in thrall to her monstrous husband. In this tender, funny early novel, V. S. Naipaul renders their lives (and the legends their neighbors construct around them) with Dickensian verve and Chekhovian compassion.Set during World War II and narrated by an unnamed-but precociously observant-neighborhood boy, Miguel ...
18 mar 2023 · Published in 1959, Miguel Street is set during World War II on Miguel Street located in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago.V.S. Naipaul is known for setting his novels in areas of ...
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Miguel Street is a collection of short stories written by V.S. Naipaul that provides a vivid portrayal of life in a poor, working-class neighborhood in Trinidad during the 1940s and 1950s. Naipaul’s unique writing style and attention to detail make this book a captivating read, as he delves into the lives of the colorful characters who inhabit Miguel Street.
19 ago 2011 · Miguel Street, V. S. Naipaul’s first written work of fiction, is set in a derelict corner of Port of Spain, Trinidad, during World War Two and is narrated by an unnamed, precociously observant neighbourhood boy. We are introduced to a galaxy of characters, from Popo the carpenter, who neglects his livelihood to build ‘the wild thing without ...
To the residents of Miguel Street, a derelict corner of Trinidad’s capital, their neighbourhood is a complete world, where everybody is quite different from everybody else. There’s Popo the carpenter, who neglects his livelihood to build “the thing without a name;” Man-man, who goes from running for public office to staging his own crucifixion; Big Foot, the dreaded bully with glass ...
1 gen 2011 · Miguel Street was supposed to be his debut book. The book is essentially character sketches of people living on the derelict Miguel Street in Port of Spain in Trinidad. The sketches are from the point of view of an unnamed boy who lives on the street. The final sketch is about the boy himself - all through the book I felt the boy was Naipaul.
- V.S. Naipaul
