Cinnamon Gardens (Harvest Book) - Softcover

Selvadurai, Shyam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156013282 ISBN 13: 9780156013284

Publisher: Mariner Books, 2000

Synopsis

Set in the repressive and complex world of 1920s Ceylon, a new novel by the author of Funny Boy follows the interwoven stories of Annalukshmi, a young teacher whose family is intent on arranging a proper marriage for her, and her uncle, Balendran, a man who must suppress his secret desires. Reader's Guide included. Reprint.

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Review:

"'Selvadurai has captured horrifyingly well the airlessness of a society in which only a few are truly able to breathe, and deeply' Mary Loudon, The Times" "'Richly rewarding...Not least of the novel's virtues is the way he seems to conjure up a whole social panorama. With its vivid evocation of time and place, its wise characterisation, its involving emotional dramas, this is a novel that deserves, and will surely gain, a wide readership' Adam Lively, Sunday Times" "'Subtle and deeply humane...a fine novel that is both delicately written and very, very wise...Selvadurai has established himself firmly as an important chronicler of the complexities of social and cultural difference' Books in Canada"

From the Back Cover:

In Shyam Selvadurai's masterful second novel, set in 1920s Ceylon, the Cinnamon Gardens is a residential enclave of wealthy Ceylonese. Among them is Annalukshmi, an independent and high-spirited young teacher intent on thwarting her parents' plans to arrange her marriage. In a parallel narrative, her uncle, Balendran Navaratnam, respectably married but secretly homosexual, has his life disrupted by the arrival in Ceylon of Richard, a lover from long ago.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0156013282
• ISBN 13: 9780156013284
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360