CITY · TRINIDAD & TOBAGOBooks set in Port of Spain
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5 books · 4 authors · 2020–2020
5 books here
Most-set authors
Ingrid Persaud (2) · V.S. Naipaul (1) · Lisa Allen-Agostini (1) · Earl Lovelace (1)
Genres
literary fiction (1)
Books set here
Set in Port of Spain (5)
Love After Love
Ingrid Persaud
Betty, Solo, and Mr. Chetan's Trinidad home; domestic life and secrets
Miguel Street
V.S. Naipaul
Woodbrook district of Port of Spain WWII-era; Miguel Street modelled on Luis Street of Naipaul's childhood
The Bread the Devil Knead
Lisa Allen-Agostini
Port of Spain, Trinidad; protagonist Alethea navigates domestic abuse and Carnival culture
The Dragon Can't Dance
Earl Lovelace
Calvary Hill shantytown, Port of Spain; Carnival culture and Afro-Trinidadian working-class community
The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh
Ingrid Persaud
1940s-50s Trinidad — four women entwined with gangster Boysie Singh
Notable locations in Port of Spain
Calvary Hill, Port of Spain1
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