Neil Bissoondath. What Short-story writer, novelist, 31. Where/When. Born and raised in Trinidad, Bissoondath came to Toronto in 1973 at the age of 18(...)

Original Toronto Star caption: Neil Bissoondath. What Short-story writer, novelist, 31. Where/When. Born and raised in Trinidad, Bissoondath came to Toronto in 1973 at the age of 18 to study French at York University on the advice of his famous uncle, V.S. Naipaul: England is out of the question, it's a civilization in decline; America will swallow you up. [Incomplete]