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I wanted to get a sense of life in Trinidad before our upcoming vacation in May 2008, and VS Naipul is one of Trinidad's famed author's. This tale follows the life and times of Ganesh Ramsumair from his humble beginnings, to schoolteacher, to masseurI wanted to get a sense of life in Trinidad before our upcoming vacation in May 2008, and VS Naipul is one of Trinidad's famed author's. This tale follows the life and times of Ganesh Ramsumair from his humble beginnings, to schoolteacher, to masseur - and well, I'm that far. He takes a wife, loses his wife, and gets her back again. He fights with his father in law a lot. All the while, we get a well drawn portrait of village life in Trinidad, the economic and racial spectrum of the island, the influence of superstition and ceremony, and the struggle for literacy among much of the population ( in 1957 at least, when the book was written). That said, I'm not sure this book will exactly prepare me for the current situation in Trinidad, but the book really captures the playfulness of language that pervades Trini life....more
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