A House for Mr Biswas | Objects, Setting & Important Places

A House for Mr Biswas Objects/Places

Arwacas

After Mr. Biswas's marriage, he moves into the Tulsi family home, Hanuman House, in the small city of Arwacas.

Port of Spain

Determined to make his own way in life, Mr. Biswas goes to work as a journalist in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad.

Hanuman House

The Tulsi family has a traditional communal lifestyle at Hanuman House. The household includes many of the family's fourteen sisters, their husbands and children. Life centers on the two young Tulsi sons, who are pampered by their mother, Mrs. Tulsi.

The Yellow Typewriter

Mr. Biswas purchases a typewriter shortly after moving to Port of Spain. He is determined to earn a fortune writing for American and English magazines. While the ambition is soon thwarted by cultural differences, the typewriter remains. During one spate of home improvements, Mr. Biswas paints most of the family's furniture a bright yellow, including the typewriter. Shama sarcastically asks, "Why not paint the typewriter? It's paid...
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