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 ...
Set in London where the Sri Lankan narrator lives, The Sandglass tells the story of two feuding families whose lives are interlinked by the changing fortunes of post-colonial Sri Lanka. Gunesekera brings to life Prins Ducal and his search for answers...
Already hailed as "intricate and compelling" by the Times Literary Supplement, The Sandglass is a striking novel by Sri Lankan author Romesh Gunesekera, a 1994 Booker Prize finalist for his first novel, Reef.Set in London where the Sri Lankan narrato...
“Gunesekera evokes his birthplace, Sri Lanka, as he presents a love story made more brilliant and more sweet by the destruction all around.” -- Entertainment Weekly Following the Booker nominated Reef and the acclaimed book ...
In postwar Sri Lanka, a hired driver observes his passengers -- tourists, soldiers, businessmen, and others -- in these linked stories by a “master storyteller” (The New York Times). Vasantha retired early, bought himself a van, and now wo...
Vasantha is a van driver for hire, ferrying aid workers, returning exiles, and tentative entrepreneurs across the battle-scarred landscapes of Sri Lanka. The civil war is finally over, but the traumas of the past are still haunting. Behind the fac...
The internationally celebrated (and Booker Prize"shortlisted) author returns with a dazzling coming-of-age story set in post-independence Sri Lanka"A master storyteller." -- The New York TimesCeylon is on the brink of change. But young Kairo is at ...