Rani Manicka





Rani Manicka

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Rani Manicka, an economics graduate, was born and educated in Malaysia and lives in England. Infused with her own Sri Lankan family history, The Rice Mother is her first novel. It recently won a Commonwealth Writers Prize for 2003.



Average rating: 3.89 · 1,340 ratings · 206 reviews · 8 distinct works
The Rice Mother
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 1,148 ratings — published 2002 — 22 editions
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Touching Earth
3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 88 ratings5 editions
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The Japanese Lover
3.15 of 5 stars 3.15 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions
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A Guardiã dos Sonhos
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions
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El amante japones / The Jap...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011
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I Fiori Del Tempio
3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006
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Hermanas De La Tierra / Tou...
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O Amante Japonês
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“Flowers grow beneath her feet, but she is not dead at all. The years have not diminished the Rice Mother. I see her, fierce and magical. Stop despairing and call to her, and you will see, she will come bearing a rainbow of dreams.”
Rani Manicka, The Rice Mother

“Cada uno de nosotros ha venido a la tierra con varias piezas de un puzle tan grande como el universo. Cada vez que conocemos a alguien, se las enseñamos de manera inconsciente para ver si las de esa persona encajan con las nuestras. Si no encajan, cada uno sigue su camino y no hay nada que hacer. Ay, pero si encajan... Ahí es donde empiezan la atracción, el odio, los celos, el amor, el dolor y el
aprendizaje.”
Rani Manicka, The Japanese Lover

“La muerte no es nada.No le tengo apego a este cuerpo. Es solo un vehículo que mi alma necesita para alcanzar un nivel más elevado de conciencia e iluminación.Resulta desconcertante para los seres humanos, pero ¿cómo iba el alma inmortal a continuar su viaje sin la muerte?”
Rani Manicka, The Japanese Lover

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