I do know that V.S. Naipaul's Miguel Street is based on his childhood experiences living on Luis Street in Port of Spain, and A House for Mister Biswas is based on his father's life (the former comes from Patrick French's marvellous biography, the latter has been well-known for many years).
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Date: 2010-07-18 01:01 pm (UTC)I do know that V.S. Naipaul's Miguel Street is based on his childhood experiences living on Luis Street in Port of Spain, and A House for Mister Biswas is based on his father's life (the former comes from Patrick French's marvellous biography, the latter has been well-known for many years).