30/07/2026
Gurudeva and Other Indian Tales by Seepersad Naipaul, no. 53 in our Caribbean Modern Classics series, publishes today! 📚
Gurudeva and Other Indian Tales is the beginning of Indian Caribbeans writing about themselves, the beginnings of the Caribbean short story and a highly readable and perceptive portrayal of Indian Trinidad in the process of change.
In its perception that Indians in Trinidad had to embrace their hybridity, in its sympathetic treatment of women, and in its exploration of the inner worlds of a character such as Gopi – perhaps the nearest to a self-satirising portrait – this collection should restore Seepersad Naipaul, in his own right, as an essential figure in Caribbean fiction.
Originally published in 1943, this reissue features an introduction by Kenneth Ramchand and Aaron Eastley, and prints in its entirety the collection that Seepersad Naipaul published, including the stories that his son V.S. Naipaul omitted in the collection published in 1976 - this new edition of Gurudeva and Other Indian Tales is the first in half a century.
Order your copy here: https://www.peepaltreepress.com/books/gurudeva-and-other-indian-tales
