Suffrage of Elvira

Naipaul sets his novel in the small Trinidadian town of Elvira during an election, and takes the opportunity to ridicule the absurd small-mindedness...more

Naipaul sets his novel in the small Trinidadian town of Elvira during an election, and takes the opportunity to ridicule the absurd small-mindedness of what he considers to be a backward and stagnant region.   less