Yesterdays

<p><span><b>A rediscovered classic, Yesterdays turns colonialism on its head.</b></span><br></p><p>After years of suffering at the hands of white missionaries trying to convert Trinidadians to Christianity, Poonwa has decided, as payback, to go to Canada and start a Hindu mission. His father, Choonilal, doesn''t want to borrow the money Poonwa needs from the corrupt local priest. The whole village gets dragged into the fight, a distraction from the usual arguments over latrines and sexual dalliances.</p><p>First published in 1974, <i>Yesterdays</i> is a ribald, outrageous portrait of Trinidadian village life, and a prescient proto-parody of what would become the archetypal immigrant story. Sacred cows both literal and figurative are skewered in a series of increasingly absurd encounters between villagers who can''t keep their noses – and other body parts – out of their neighbours'' business.</p><p>A foreword by Kevin Jared Hosein contextualizes this important book