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Noontide Toll

Author : Romesh Gunesekera
Publisher : New Press, The
ISBN 13 : 162097021X
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Noontide Toll written by Romesh Gunesekera and published by New Press, The. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 works as a driver for hire. As he drives through Sri Lanka, carrying aid workers, entrepreneurs, and visiting families; meeting lonely soldiers and eager hoteliers, he engages them with self-deprecating wit and folksy wisdom—while revealing to us their uncertain lives with piercing insight. On his journey from the army camps in northern Jaffna to the moonlit ramparts of Galle, in the south, Vasantha slowly discovers the depth of his country’s troubles—as well as his own—while catching a glimmer of the promise the future might hold. From the Booker Prize–shortlisted author of Reef comes a collection of “gracefully crafted road stories” that draws a potent portrait of postwar Sri Lanka and the ghosts of civil war (TheGuardian). Praise for Romesh Gunesekera “Monkfish Moon strikes the reader like a hammer blow. . . . Gunesekera’s subtly erotic prose animates Sri Lanka’s natural luxuriance, veined with menace.” —Voice Literary Supplement

Noontide Toll

Author : Romesh Gunesekera
Publisher : Granta Books
ISBN 13 : 1783780169
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book Noontide Toll written by Romesh Gunesekera and published by Granta Books. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 facade of peace we are made to remember the war: mysterious hoteliers conceal scars under their collars; genial old soldiers are secretly identified as perpetrators of brutal crimes; young Sinhalese men pine after Tamil girls whose brothers died by their hands. Vasantha keeps his own counsel, lingering on the periphery of his passengers' stories, but as time goes on he reveals a little of his own story too. Perceptive, sombre and finely-tuned, Noontide Toll paints an extraordinary portrait of a post-war Sri Lanka grappling with the ghosts of its troubled past.

Noontide Toll

Author : Romesh Gunesekera
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 9351186091
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Noontide Toll written by Romesh Gunesekera and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘A 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 in Sri Lanka. As he ferries new entrepreneurs, charity workers and itinerant families around the country, he reveals with self-deprecating wit and folksy wisdom their uncertain lives after the end of a decades-long war. On his journey from the army camps of the north to the moonlit beaches of the south, he begins to wonder if the past can be left behind—especially his own, and his country’s—and what the future might hold for a lovelorn soldier out on the ramparts, a fast-moving hotelier in a bombed-out town, an eager Jaffna student of Italian, or a desperate librarian of empty shelves? A superb collection of interlinked stories—perceptive, sombre, finely tuned—Noontide Toll draws an extraordinary portrait of post-war Sri Lanka grappling with the ghosts of its troubled past.

The Sandglass

Author : Romesh Gunesekera
Publisher : Penguin Books India
ISBN 13 : 9780140285222
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (852 download)

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Download or read book The Sandglass written by Romesh Gunesekera and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 1999 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From The Author Of Reef, Shortlisted For The Booker Prize, Comes A Stunning New Novel And A Masterpiece Of Storytelling. Profoundly Moving And Often Sharply Funny, The Sandglass Unravels The Many Stories Of Transformation, Disappearance And Loss That Haunt The Ducal Family From The Moment Pearl S Husband Purchases His Dream-House-Arcadia-Which Lies At The Centre Of Both The Vatunas Estate And A Bitter Feud. It Follows Pearl S Courageous Flight From Her Homeland And Traces The Consequences Of Her Children S Efforts To Find Their Own Dreamlands In England, America And Modern-Day Sri Lanka. The Sandglass Is An Intricate Novel Of Love And Longing That Transforms The World We Know Into One We Wish To Know More About; A World In Which Hope Has To Survive The Darkest Truths.

The Match

Author : Romesh Gunesekera
Publisher : New Press, The
ISBN 13 : 1620970562
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The Match written by Romesh Gunesekera and published by New Press, The. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a teenager from Sri Lanka, Sunny is living the typical life of an expatriate in 1970s Manila—a privileged, carefree existence—until one day when the secret behind his mother's tragic death years earlier is accidentally revealed to him, turning Sunny's world upside down. His life takes a series of unexpected turns—first in England, where he falls in love with the luminous Clara, and later in Sri Lanka, where he returns during a brief lull in the country's brutal ethnic war. Reminiscent of V.S. Naipaul in his nuanced treatment of the melancholy of exile, Gunesekera takes the reader on an utterly absorbing journey across the late twentieth-century postcolonial world. Spanning three continents and thirty years, The Match is a "beautiful and atmospheric" (Irish Times) exploration of the nature of loss and displacement, the search for identity and love, and the possibility, in the end, of redemption and renewal.

Suncatcher

Author : Romesh Gunesekera
Publisher : The New Press
ISBN 13 : 1620975602
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Suncatcher written by Romesh Gunesekera and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, the government is in disarray, the press is under threat, and the religious right are flexing their muscles. Kairo's hardworking mother blows off steam at her cha-cha-cha classes; his Trotskyist father grumbles over the state of the nation between his secret bets on horse races in faraway England. All Kairo wants to do is hide in his room and flick through secondhand westerns and superhero comics, or escape on his bicycle and daydream. Then he meets the magnetic teenage Jay, and his whole world is turned inside out. A budding naturalist and a born rebel, Jay keeps fish and traps birds for an aviary he is building in the garden of his grand home. As Jay guides Kairo from the realm of make-believe into one of hunting guns and fast cars and introduces him to a girl— Niromi—Kairo begins to understand the price of privilege and embarks on a journey of devastating consequence. Taut and luminous, graceful and wild, Suncatcher is a poignant coming-of-age novel about difficult friendships and sudden awakenings set among the tumult of 1960s Sri Lanka, that confirms Gunesekera's status as one of today's most lyrical writers.

The Prisoner of Paradise

Author : Romesh Gunesekera
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408825678
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Prisoner of Paradise written by Romesh Gunesekera and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-02-02 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucy Gladwell arrives in Mauritius from England to live with her aunt and uncle at their grand plantation house. Under the surface of this beautiful island paradise, poised between India and Africa, there is unease, and Lucy cannot help but feel discomfited by the restrictions she sees around her, and by the strangely attractive Don Lambodar, a young translator from Ceylon. It is 1825: the age of slavery is coming to its messy end, and word is lapping against the shores of the island of a charismatic new Indian leader who will shine the light of liberty. For Lucy, for Don, for everyone on the island, a devastating storm is coming...

Reef

Author : Romesh Gunesekera
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1573225339
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (732 download)

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Download or read book Reef written by Romesh Gunesekera and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 1996-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "incandescent" (New York Times Book Review) coming-of-age-story and debut novel by the acclaimed Booker Prize finalist Romesh Gunesekera Triton loved living in Mister Salgado's house. It was the biggest house he had ever seen--filled with floors to sweep and silver to polish and meals to cook and adults to impress and a brilliant master whose voice was poetry. And people from all over the world came to the house-- to sell their wares, to talk, to live, for this was where life took place. Even the sun would rise from the garage and sleep behind the del tree at night. And in the house, life was good. But beyond Mister Salgado's house and their Sri Lankan village there was a world. And all around them, it was falling apart...

Heaven's Edge

Author : Romesh Gunesekera
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408832267
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Heaven's Edge written by Romesh Gunesekera and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marc, in search of a dream, leaves London and sets out for the island where his grandfather was born and where his father's plane was shot down in flames. It is an island once said to be near the edge of heaven, but now ravaged and despoiled by war. There by a glittering lake he sees the subversive Uva, an eco-warrior releasing emerald doves. Finding her launches him into a world of passion and difficult choices. But their affair is cut short when she disappears. Desperate to find her, Marc embarks on a final terrifying journey that will test all his beliefs as he confronts violence in a quest for love.

This Divided Island

Author : Samanth Subramanian
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1466878746
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book This Divided Island written by Samanth Subramanian and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samanth Subramanian has written about politics, culture, and history for the New York Times and the New Yorker. Now, Subramanian takes on a complex topic that touched millions of lives in This Divided Island. In the summer of 2009, the leader of the dreaded Tamil Tiger guerrillas was killed, bringing to an end the civil war in Sri Lanka. For nearly thirty years, the war's fingers had reached everywhere, leaving few places, and fewer people, untouched. What happens to the texture of life in a country that endures such bitter conflict? What happens to the country's soul? Subramanian gives us an extraordinary account of the Sri Lankan war and the lives it changed. Taking us to the ghosts of summers past, he tells the story of Sri Lanka today. Through travels and conversations, he examines how people reconcile themselves to violence, how the powerful become cruel, and how victory can be put to the task of reshaping memory and burying histories.

Jeeves and the Wedding Bells

Author : Sebastian Faulks
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250047595
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Jeeves and the Wedding Bells written by Sebastian Faulks and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A new Jeeves and Wooster novel"--Jacket.

A Life in Medicine

Author : Robert Coles
Publisher : New Press, The
ISBN 13 : 1595587802
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book A Life in Medicine written by Robert Coles and published by New Press, The. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Excellent” poetry and prose about physicians and their patients, by Raymond Carver, Kay Redfield Jamison, Rachel Naomi Remen, and more (Library Journal). A Life in Medicine collects stories, poems, and essays by and for those in the healing profession, who are struggling to keep up with the science while staying true to the humanitarian goals at the heart of their work. Organized around the central themes of altruism, knowledge, skill, and duty, the book includes contributions from well-known authors, doctors, nurses, practitioners, and patients. Provocative and moving pieces address what it means to care for a life in a century of unprecedented scientific advances, examining issues of hope and healing from both ends of the stethoscope. “An anthology of lasting appeal to those interested in medicine, well-written literature, and a sympathetic understanding of human life.” —Booklist

The Fleet at Flood Tide

Author : James D. Hornfischer
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0345548728
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book The Fleet at Flood Tide written by James D. Hornfischer and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The extraordinary story of the World War II air, land, and sea campaign that brought the U.S. Navy to the apex of its strength and marked the rise of the United States as a global superpower Winner, Commodore John Barry Book Award, Navy League of the United States • Winner, John Lehman Distinguished Naval Historian Award, Naval Order of the United States With its thunderous assault on the Mariana Islands in June 1944, the United States crossed the threshold of total war. In this tour de force of dramatic storytelling, distilled from extensive research in newly discovered primary sources, James D. Hornfischer brings to life the campaign that was the fulcrum of the drive to compel Tokyo to surrender—and that forever changed the art of modern war. With a close focus on high commanders, front-line combatants, and ordinary people, American and Japanese alike, Hornfischer tells the story of the climactic end of the Pacific War as has never been done before. Here are the epic seaborne invasions of Saipan, Tinian, and Guam, the stunning aerial battles of the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot, the first large-scale use of Navy underwater demolition teams, the largest banzai attack of the war, and the daring combat operations large and small that made possible the strategic bombing offensive culminating in the atomic strikes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. From the seas of the Central Pacific to the shores of Japan itself, The Fleet at Flood Tide is a stirring, authoritative, and cinematic portrayal of World War II’s world-changing finale. Illustrated with original maps and more than 120 dramatic photographs “Quite simply, popular and scholarly military history at its best.”—Victor Davis Hanson, author of Carnage and Culture “The dean of World War II naval history . . . In his capable hands, the story races along like an intense thriller. . . . Narrative nonfiction at its finest—a book simply not to be missed.”—James M. Scott, Charleston Post and Courier “An impressively lucid account . . . admirable, fascinating.”—The Wall Street Journal “An extraordinary memorial to the courageous—and a cautionary note to a world that remains unstable and turbulent today.”—Admiral James Stavridis, former Supreme Allied Commander, NATO, author of Sea Power “A masterful, fresh account . . . ably expands on the prior offerings of such classic naval historians as Samuel Eliot Morison.”—The Dallas Morning News

After All This Time

Author : Nikita Singh
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 9352140192
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book After All This Time written by Nikita Singh and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you find out it's the end of the road for you? Lavanya gets the shock of her life when she discovers that she's HIV positive. The revelation shakes her out of the monotony that her life has become. It's time for a change. She finally dumps her loser boyfriend, quits her high-paying but extremely demanding job and goes back home to meet her family after nearly seven years. At home she finds a bucket list and she knows it's a sign of what she needs to do. With her is an old neighbour and friend who's just broken off with his girlfriend. Sparks begin to fly! However, what she learns is that you need to really live before you begin to love!

Some Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Some Merry Adventures of Robin Hood written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve selected adventures of Robin Hood and his outlaw band who stole from the rich to give to the poor.

Writing and Literature

Author : Tanya Long Bennett
Publisher : University of North Georgia
ISBN 13 : 9781940771236
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (712 download)

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Download or read book Writing and Literature written by Tanya Long Bennett and published by University of North Georgia. This book was released on 2018-01-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the age of Buzzfeeds, hashtags, and Tweets, students are increasingly favoring conversational writing and regarding academic writing as less pertinent in their personal lives, education, and future careers. Writing and Literature: Composition as Inquiry, Learning, Thinking and Communication connects students with works and exercises and promotes student learning that is kairotic and constructive. Dr. Tanya Long Bennett, professor of English at the University of North Georgia, poses questions that encourage active rather than passive learning. Furthering ideas presented in Contribute a Verse: A Guide to First-Year Composition as a complimentary companion, Writing and Literature builds a new conversation covering various genres of literature and writing. Students learn the various writing styles appropriate for analyzing, addressing, and critiquing these genres including poetry, novels, dramas, and research writing. The text and its pairing of helpful visual aids throughout emphasizes the importance of critical reading and analysis in producing a successful composition. Writing and Literature is a refreshing textbook that links learning, literature, and life.

Death in Venice and Other Stories

Author : Thomas Mann
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0099541564
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Death in Venice and Other Stories written by Thomas Mann and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gustav von Aschenbach is a successful but ageing writer who travels to Venice for a holiday. One day, at dinner, Aschenbach notices an exceptionally beautiful young boy who is staying with his family in the same hotel. Soon his days begin to revolve around seeing this boy and he is too distracted to pay attention to the ominous rumours that have begun to circulate about disease spreading through the city.