A House for Mr Biswas

by

V. S. Naipaul

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Trinidad’s smaller and much less populated sister island.
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Part 2, Chapter 6: The Revolution
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...everyone was uneasy, avoiding one another before learning that Owad had gone for holiday to Tobago. Mr Biswas was anxious and afraid; he felt especially bad for Shama, whom all the... (full context)
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When Owad returned from Tobago, Mrs Tulsi grew tearful, spinning “a lengthy tale of injustice, neglect and ingratitude” for her... (full context)