(PDF/EPUB) [The Chip Chip Gatherers Penguin Twentieth Century Classics] á Shiva Naipaul

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• The Chip Chip Gatherers Penguin Twentieth Century Classics
• Shiva Naipaul
• English
• 05 March 2018
• 9780140188257

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The Chip Chip Gatherers Penguin Twentieth Century Classics Summary Ì 4 review The Chip Chip Gatherers Penguin Twentieth Century Classics Gnant truths about human society A compelling tragic painfully comic masterpiece THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMEN The story of a man called Egbert Ramsaran Wanted to read something by Shiva Naipaul It wasn t an easy read as it wasn t in a style I was used to I liked reading about the East Indian community in Trinidad and the characters stayed with me

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The Chip Chip Gatherers Penguin Twentieth Century Classics Summary Ì 4 review The Chip Chip Gatherers Penguin Twentieth Century Classics The author brings to life an unforgettable cast of characters set in a tightly knit Hindu community in Trinid It really is a tragedy that Shiva Naipaul died so young because aside from the obvious reason had he lived and continued to write his body of work might have rivaled that of his much famous older brother The Chip Chip Gatherers measures up well against the works of VS Naipaul which is about the highest compliment I could pay to any novel Written in a style reminiscent of Vidia s early comic novels The Chip Chip Gatherers is set in small West Indian community on Trinidad where the poor residents eke out a meager existence mainly by woking the cane fields One of these residents a young Egbert Ramsaran decides early on that he will not succumb to this peasant life and so leaves the community for the island s capital Years later he returns now a wealthy and powerful businessman and begins to impose his tyrannical will upon his former neighbors Told through the perspectives of Egbert and those most closely connected to him this novel is at its core about power those who have it those who want it those who can t escape it and how they seek it and ultimately wield it against those who will never have it This is not an optimistic story but it is both an immensely funny and powerfully moving read

The Chip Chip Gatherers Penguin Twentieth Century Classics Summary Ì 4 review The Chip Chip Gatherers Penguin Twentieth Century Classics Ad against a backdrop of the idiosyncrasies of a particular culture and the sometimes hilarious sometimes poi Gloom with a ViewWriters have different takes on the human race Duhh Some emphasize romance others humor variety or mystery Both Shiva Naipaul and his famous brother present the most negative side of people Perhaps they felt trapped in a colonial society which they wished to escape dreaming of wider horizons Trinidad may or may not boast of the two authors I don t know but Trinidadians could scarcely be proud of the picture they paint of a narrow uarrelsome ignorant society full of flaws but few redeeming ualities THE CHIP CHIP GATHERERS is stylishly written with an excellent development of four main characters and a number of minor ones Their personalities emerge clearly but they appear brutal selfish scheming closed or arrogant There is no one you would like to identify with The story takes place among the Indian South Asian community of Trinidad centering around Egbert Ramsaran the successful owner of a trucking business We also meet his son Wilbert and a sensual independent woman Sushila who arrives after Egbert s self effacing first wife dies Sushila s daughter Sita is the final figure though various relatives and the Bholai family play roles as well Naipaul s view of humanity is negative in the extreme the nastiness of nearly everyone their endless scheming and their callously brutal treatment of those around them There is no hope broken dreams litter the landscape OK people are poor but Naipaul emphasizes their spiritual poverty as well Love is forever absent and many backbiting gossipy dialogues full of ignorance and jealousy set off Naipaul s especially dark picture of the society he grew up in He notes that most of us don t have a choice in the way we live We ve simply got to make do with what we have And if you re not satisfied then that is your bad luck Chip chip gatherers collect tiny shells on the beaches of the island expending great effort and time to accumulate very negligible amounts of food They uarrel and fight over the areas in which they can seek the shells but for what gain This is certainly Naipaul s view of human nature Most bleak Such a view can provide no satisfying end to the novel Some characters die along the way others disappear You yourself will probably find THE CHIP CHIP GATHERERS an engrossing read but you will need an antidote afterwards