Savi Naipaul Akal: her side of the story | Snapshot
They’re the Caribbean’s great literary dynasty, but for decades their story has been written only by the Naipaul men. A new memoir by Savi Naipaul Akal tells another side of the tale, reports Ingrid Persaud
Port of Spain: the story of a city | Backstory
A childhood encounter with a touring steelband began Stephen Stuempfle’s connection with Trinidad. Now the US scholar has written an illuminating history of Port of Spain in the era before Independence. As Judy Raymond learns, Stuempfle’s research has only deepened his love for T&T’s capital
The enigma of filmmaking
The making of VS Naipaul’s The Mystic Masseur Though it had taken years to persuade V. S. Naipaul to permit the film adaptation of...
Woodbrook, Trinidad | Neighbourhood
Once a residential suburb, the west Port of Spain neighbourhood is now a hub for nightlife and culture — including Carnival
Guerrilla: V.S. Naipaul
In rural England, where he lives, Naipaul responded graciously to the news of his award. He acknowledged England (his “home”), India...
Trinidad & Tobago’s houses of history
When attorney Russell Nath decided fifteen years ago to restore one of the last remaining great houses in Trinidad and Tobago, Ortinola...
Bookshelf (July/August 2000)
PICK OF THE MONTH The Immaculate Invasion Bob Shacochis (Viking Penguin 1999; Bloomsbury paperback 2000; 408pp, ISBN 0-7475-4529-4) When...
Sir Vidia Naipaul: A knight of celebrations
Sir Vidia Naipaul turns 75 on August 17, but in his homeland of Trinidad the celebrations have already begun. The St Augustine campus of...
