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 Times Ceylon is on the brink of change. But young Kairo is at loose ends. School is closed, t…
"A coming-of-age story set in post-independence Sri Lanka"--.
"A coming-of-age story set in post-independence Sri Lanka"
"A coming-of-age story set in post-independence Sri Lanka"--
"A coming-of-age story set in post-independence Sri Lanka"--
"A coming-of-age story set in post-independence Sri Lanka"--
"Reef is the elegant and moving story of Triton, a talented young chef so committed to pleasing his master's palate that he is oblivious to the political unrest threatening his Sri Lankan paradise. It is a personal story that parallels the larger movement of a country from a hop…
A man's transition from errand boy in Sri Lanka to sophisticated restaurateur in London. It happens thanks to the influence of Ranjan Salgado, an aristocratic bachelor with an interest in things intellectual. At age 11 the boy goes to work on Salgado's estate as an assistant to …
A man's transition from errand boy in Sri Lanka to sophisticated restaurateur in London. It happens thanks to the influence of Ranjan Salgado, an aristocratic bachelor with an interest in things intellectual. At age 11 the boy goes to work on Salgado's estate as an assistant to …
Marc's return to the island where his grandfather was born is full of disillusion. The island was a paradise and is now ravaged and spoilt by war. His meeting with Uva, a subversive eco-warrior, is cut short when she disappears mysteriously.
"The driver's job is to stay in control behind the wheel and that is all. The past is what you leave as you go. There is nothing more to it. Vasantha retired early, bought himself a van with his savings, and now works as a driver for hire. As he drives through Sri Lanka, carryin…
The driver's job is to stay in control behind the wheel and that is all. The past is what you leave as you go. There is nothing more to it. Vasantha retired early, bought himself a van with his savings, and now works as a driver for hire. As he drives through Sri Lanka, carrying…
"The driver's job is to stay in control behind the wheel and that is all. The past is what you leave as you go. There is nothing more to it. Vasantha retired early, bought himself a van with his savings, and now works as a driver for hire. As he drives through Sri Lanka, carryin…