The Middle Passage (book)

First edition (publ. Macmillan)

The Middle Passage: Impressions of Five Societies - British, French and Dutch in the West Indies and South America is a 1962 book-length essay / travelogue by V.S. Naipaul. It is his first book-length work of non-fiction.^[1] It has the sub-title "The Caribbean Revisited".

The book covers a year-long trip through Trinidad, British Guiana, Suriname, Martinique, and Jamaica in 1961. As well as giving his own impressions, Naipaul refers to the work of earlier travellers such as Patrick Leigh Fermor who described a similar itinerary in The Traveller's Tree. Naipaul addresses a range of topics including the legacy of slavery and colonialism, race relations, the roles of South Asian immigrants in the various countries, and differences in language, culture, and economics.

Notes

↑ Gillian Dooley (2006). V.S. Naipaul, Man and Writer. Univ of South Carolina Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-57003-587-6.

Works by V. S. Naipaul

Novels	The Mystic Masseur The Suffrage of Elvira Miguel Street A House for Mr Biswas Mr Stone and the Knights Companion A Flag on the Island The Mimic Men In a Free State Guerrillas A Bend in the River The Enigma of Arrival A Way in the World Half a Life Magic Seeds

Non-fiction	The Middle Passage An Area of Darkness The Loss of El Dorado The Overcrowded Barracoon and other articles India: A Wounded Civilization A Congo Diary The Return of Eva Peron and the Killings in Trinidad Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey Finding the Centre Reading and Writing: A Personal Account A Turn in the South India: A Million Mutinies Now Bombay Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions among the Converted Peoples Between Father and Son: Family Letters The Writer and the World: Essays Literary Occasions: Essays A Writer's People: Ways of Looking and Feeling

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