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

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 ...