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Island of a Thousand Mirrors : A Novel by Nayomi Munaweera (2016, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSt. Martin's Press

ISBN-101250051878

ISBN-139781250051875

eBay Product ID (ePID)208644281

Product Key Features

Book TitleIsland of a Thousand Mirrors : a Novel

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

TopicCultural Heritage, Family Life, Coming of Age

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorNayomi Munaweera

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight8.8 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"A lyrical debut novel worthy of shelving alongside [Munaweera's] countryman Michael Ondaatje or her fellow writer of the multigenerational immigrant experience Jhumpa Lahiri."- Publishers Weekly "The beating heart of Island of a Thousand Mirrors is... Sri Lanka itself and the vivid, occasionally incandescent, language used to describe this teardrop in the Indian Ocean."- New York Times Book Review "By turns tender, beautiful, and devastating... .Incredibly moving, complex, and with prose you may want to eat, this debut is a triumph."-NoViolet Bulawayo, award-winning author of We Need New Names, "Munaweera writes with ferocity, fire, and poetry of the incomprehensible madness of civil war and its effects upon those caught within it . . . A masterful, incendiary debut." --Jane Finch, author of White Oleander

Dewey Decimal823/.92

SynopsisA stunning literary debut of two young women on opposing sides of the devastating Sri Lankan Civil War--now in Trade Paperback, Before violence tore apart the tapestry of Sri Lanka and turned its pristine beaches red, there were two families; two young women, ripe for love with hopes for the future; and a chance encounter that leads to the terrible heritage they must reckon with for years to come. One tragic moment that defines the fate of these women and their families will haunt their choices for decades to come. In the end, love and longing promise only an uneasy peace. A sweeping saga with the intimacy of a memoir that brings to mind epic fiction like The Kite Runner and The God of Small Things , Nayomi Munaweera's Island of a Thousand Mirrors strikes mercilessly at the heart of war. It offers an unparalleled portrait of a beautiful land during its most difficult moments.