Monkfish Moon - Couverture rigide

Gunesekera, Romesh

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1565840771 ISBN 13 : 9781565840775

Editeur : New Press, 1993

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Romesh Gunesekera is the author of Monkfish Moon, Reef, The Sandglass, The Match, and Noontide Toll (all published by The New Press). He grew up in Sri Lanka and the Philippines and now lives in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: New Press
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1565840771
• ISBN 13: 9781565840775
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible