In these stories, the acclaimed author of the Reef describes his homeland of Sri Lanka--a kind of paradise in which a sudden moment of silence in a city is cause for fear, where civil war disrupts a marriage thousands of miles away, and where the building up of home, relationships, and lives is more often than not swiftly and violently brought down. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
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In these stories, the acclaimed author of the Reef describes his homeland of Sri Lanka--a kind of paradise in which a sudden moment of silence in a city is cause for fear, where civil war disrupts a marriage thousands of miles away, and where the building up of home, relationships, and lives is more often than not swiftly and violently brought down. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
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New York. 1992. New Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 1565840771. 138 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Naomi Yang. keywords: Literature Sri Lanka Asia. FROM THE PUBLISHER-The nine haunting stories of Monkfish Moon, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, announce the appearance of an extraordinary writing talent. Published to universal acclaim in England, these stories expertly reveal lives shaped by the luxuriant tropical surroundings of Sri Lanka and disoriented by that country's resurgent violence. Gunesekera describes a kind of paradise in which a sudden moment of silence in a city is cause for fear, where civil war disrupts a marriage thousands of miles away, and where building up of businesses, homes, relationships' is more often than not swiftly and violently brought down. Written with a startling grace, this first, hugely promising collection creates a vivid portrait of a largely unchronicled corner of the world. inventory #22015.
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