Michael Anthony is the writer of Enchanted Alley and Drunkard of the river

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Michael Anthony is the writer of Enchanted Alley and Drunkard of the river

Michael Anthony is the writer of 'Enchanted Alley' and 'Drunkard of

the river'. He was born in Mayaro in 1932, in Trinidad. He claims, '

My desire was to write about something I knew and experienced'. The

Short story 'The Drunkard of the river' is based on the lives of a

family that he knew though the tragic ending is made up. 'Enchanted

Alley' is one of two stories set in San Fernando by Michael Anthony,

it is based on a young boy and the people he encounters during the

early hours of the morning on his way to school. Michael Anthony spent

a childhood year and many of his adolescent years in San Fernando.

There are rational differences in, 'The Drunkard of the River' and

'Enchanted Alley'. 'The Drunkard of the river' has a depressing

atmosphere and feel. The main character is insulted and not taken into

consideration; eventually it makes him feel insignificant and ends up

murdering his father. Characters in the story are referred to animal

characteristics; "The lion in him had changed into ...

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