The Games Were Coming (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Michael Anthony
- First Published: 1963
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: From January to April during a year in the early 1950’s
- Setting: Southern Trinidad, British West Indies
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: 1950’s, Culture, Caribbean, Sex or sexuality, Obsession, Ambition, Athletes, Sports, Games, Bicycles or bicycling, Perfectionism
- Locales: West Indies, Trinidad
Characters Discussed
Leon Seal, a competitive cyclist who has quit his job to devote himself to preparing for the fifteen-mile race at the Southern Games. In his early twenties, big and powerfully built, he obeys his father’s instructions and pays exceptional attention to the training and care of his body. He ignores the Trinidad Carnival celebrations and willfully turns his back on his emotional life by severely limiting contact with his girlfriend, Sylvia. Disciplined, cold, and calculating in his quest for personal glory, Leon naïvely misreads the complexity of Sylvia’s...
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