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Stories Set in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago are carnival islands off the Venezuelan coast, where steel drums, calypso and one of the world's biggest street parties were born. Oil money and island politics give its few screen stories a distinct tang. A House for Mr Biswas is the literary landmark; Affair in Trinidad the noir footnote. Open Trinidad and Tobago on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
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Browse 5 books and 3 movies set in Trinidad and Tobago.
Planet Ant: Life Inside The Colony
Ant colonies are one of the wonders of nature: complex organised… and mysterious. This programme reveals the secret underground world of the ant colony in a way that’s never been seen before. At its heart is a massive…
Affair in Trinidad
A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband's killer.
A House for Mr Biswas
Mohun Biswas has spent his 46 years of life striving for independence. Shuttled from one residence to another after the drowning of his father, he yearns for a place he can call home. He marries into the Tulsi family,…
Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang
In 1998, William Queen was a veteran law enforcement agent with a lifelong love of motorcycles and a lack of patience with paperwork. When a "confidential informant" made contact with his boss at the Bureau of Alcohol,…
Bazodee
Set in beautiful Trinidad and Tobago BAZODEE is a Bollywood style Caribbean musical about being true to yourself and honest in love at all costs.
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
Told in two distinct and irresistible voices, Junauda Petrus’s bold and lyrical debut is the story of two black girls from very different backgrounds finding love and happiness in a world that seems determined to deny…
Miguel Street
"A stranger could drive through Miguel Street and just say 'Slum!' because he could see no more." But to its residents this derelict corner of Trinidad's capital is a complete world, where everybody is quite different…
Quest and Crew
‘Quest and Crew’ is a classic adventure story set in paradise aboard one of Canada’s best built ocean cruising sailboats. The book is the true account of how a husband and wife become captivated by the dream of sailing…
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