In her debut novel, Edie Meidav tells the tale of Henry Fyre Gould, a self-described anti-missionary who travels to Ceylon from the spiritualist salons of 1930s New York City. Driven by an arrogant faith in his ideals, Henry settles in the village of Rajottama, intent on establishing a model society built on the lost truths of Buddhism. Instead of a utopian village, he slowly finds a tinderbox of caste struggle, political rebellion, espionage, and erotic intrigue. In the tradition of Michael Ondaatje, Barbara Kingsolver, ...
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In her debut novel, Edie Meidav tells the tale of Henry Fyre Gould, a self-described anti-missionary who travels to Ceylon from the spiritualist salons of 1930s New York City. Driven by an arrogant faith in his ideals, Henry settles in the village of Rajottama, intent on establishing a model society built on the lost truths of Buddhism. Instead of a utopian village, he slowly finds a tinderbox of caste struggle, political rebellion, espionage, and erotic intrigue. In the tradition of Michael Ondaatje, Barbara Kingsolver, and Joseph Conrad, Meidav grapples with the consequences of the West's fascination with the East and explores the nature of faith and love.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Ex-Library Hard Cover--VG/VG--Ex-Library--Book and dust jacket show only light wear--584 pages--First Edition w/full # string and original price of 25.00 present.
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Fine copy in fine dust jacket: just trivial rubbing to front corner points. Lge. 8vo 9 1/4"x 5 3/4 " off-white cloth w/ gilt spine lettering; tan paper boards, yellow-tan endpapers; 584 pgs; "A Novel of Ceylon"; illus dust jacket w/ $25.00 listed on front flap; author's first novel. quotes by Claire Messud, Paul West, Martha McPhee & Walter Abish on back cover. jacket design by Beth Middleworth.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Book Octavo, hardcover, near fine, clean and unmarked, in VG beige and green decorative dj. First Edition. First printing. Gold boards, cream quarter linen, gilt to spine. Meidav's debut novel, about Ceylon 584 pages. Meidan is an American who resided in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), where, on a Fulbright scholarship, she studied languages, the area's culture, and did research.
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