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.
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.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781565840775 |
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Publisher: | New Press, The |
Publication date: | 04/01/1993 |
Series: | New Press International Fiction |
Pages: | 144 |
Product dimensions: | 5.80(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |