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11th out of 50 books
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Monkfish Moon
by
Romesh Gunesekera (Goodreads Author)
The nine haunting stories of Monkfish Moon, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, announce the appearance of an extraordinary writing talent. 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--...more
Paperback, 138 pages
Published
July 1st 1996
by Riverhead Trade
(first published April 1st 1993)
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I read Romesh Gunesekera's Reef over 10 years ago and remembered enjoying it very much, so when I saw a collection of short stories by him in a used book store, I decided to make the purchase. Admittedly, I do not know much about the history of Sri Lanka/ Ceylon. (I'm assuming the latter is the politically correct way of referring to the country?) Most of what I know, I've learned from reading Michael Ondaatje novels, the musician M.I.A, and documentary films, specifically "No More Tears Sister....more
Would probably be 3 and a half. The political situation is never far from the stories - as may be expected. Lovely descriptions of the countryside and sea. Stories are very different.
"A House in the Country" is one of the best short stories I've read.
short, interesting, but not that gripping
Found in "Free Books" at TCC. I give it two and a half stars. Most interesting to me because of the Sri Lankan author and his perspective.
good collection of stories.
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Romesh Gunesekera was born in Sri Lanka where he spent his early years. Before coming to Britain he also lived in the Philippines. He now lives in London. In 2010 he was writer in residence at Somerset House.
His first novel, Reef, was published in 1994 and was short-listed as a finalist for the Booker Prize, as well as for the Guardian Fiction Prize. In the USA he was nominated for a New Voice Awa...more
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His first novel, Reef, was published in 1994 and was short-listed as a finalist for the Booker Prize, as well as for the Guardian Fiction Prize. In the USA he was nominated for a New Voice Awa...more
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“On this side of the wall is our house; in our backyard there is nothing. Nothing but red dust and round-headed black ants streaming and one juicy banana trunk stabbed brown--jab jab jab--never dead. I am always looking over the wall for Tissa.”
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