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BRAND NEW Noontide Toll by Romesh Gunesekera (2014, Hardcover) WO18
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Special Attributes
- Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9781620970201
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
New Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1620970201
ISBN-13
9781620970201
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201576795
Product Key Features
Book Title
Noontide Toll : Stories
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
14 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2014-020391
Reviews
Praise for Romesh Gunesekera's previous books: "Not a word is wasted or a detail extraneous in the clenched, explosive vignettes Mr. Gunesekera strings together." —Pico Iyer, The Wall Street Journal "The book is an elegant balancing act and a pleasure to read. [Gunesekera's] snapshots capture the island's terrors and its treasures, and give you an insider's view of the many outsiders drawn to this troubled nation." — The Guardian "[Noontide Toll] will draw a new generation of readers to this most sympathetic of writers, graced with a poet's vision as well as an abiding sense of justice." — The Irish Times "It's one of the trickiest acts to pull off, the turning of political comment or observation into a believable, character-driven novel, but Gunesekera manages it beautifully." — Sunday Herald "These stories have all the beauty and poignance of graveyard flowers. Out of the blasted landscape of war, the explosion of language. This is Romesh Gunesekera at his lyrical best. Vasantha is a great listener and observer of life's ironies; his excursions into civil warland take him into a living history mined with guilt, hope, brutality, and love." —Amitava Kumar, author of Husband of a Fanatic "In a postwar Sri Lanka convulsed by its wounds and scars, Vasantha, the protagonist in this remarkable collection of linked stories, provides the perfect compassionate guide." —Shyam Selvadurai, author of Funny Boy " 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 "Revelatory and unique." — The New Yorker "Full of the uncertain sadness of exiles and dreamers…Gunesekera's characters become memorable emblems of solitude and despair." — Vogue "An enchanting, endlessly funny and affecting novel—truly exquisite." — San Francisco Chronicle "A sensuous feast of delight, incessantly pleasurable to read…A book to be slowly savoured, page by page." — The Times (London), Praise for Romesh Gunesekera's previous books: "Not a word is wasted or a detail extraneous in the clenched, explosive vignettes Mr. Gunesekera strings together." --Pico Iyer, The Wall Street Journal "The book is an elegant balancing act and a pleasure to read. [Gunesekera's] snapshots capture the island's terrors and its treasures, and give you an insider's view of the many outsiders drawn to this troubled nation." -- The Guardian "[Noontide Toll] will draw a new generation of readers to this most sympathetic of writers, graced with a poet's vision as well as an abiding sense of justice." -- The Irish Times "It's one of the trickiest acts to pull off, the turning of political comment or observation into a believable, character-driven novel, but Gunesekera manages it beautifully." -- Sunday Herald "These stories have all the beauty and poignance of graveyard flowers. Out of the blasted landscape of war, the explosion of language. This is Romesh Gunesekera at his lyrical best. Vasantha is a great listener and observer of life's ironies; his excursions into civil warland take him into a living history mined with guilt, hope, brutality, and love." --Amitava Kumar, author of Husband of a Fanatic "In a postwar Sri Lanka convulsed by its wounds and scars, Vasantha, the protagonist in this remarkable collection of linked stories, provides the perfect compassionate guide." --Shyam Selvadurai, author of Funny Boy " 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 "Revelatory and unique." -- The New Yorker "Full of the uncertain sadness of exiles and dreamers...Gunesekera's characters become memorable emblems of solitude and despair." -- Vogue "An enchanting, endlessly funny and affecting novel--truly exquisite." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A sensuous feast of delight, incessantly pleasurable to read...A book to be slowly savoured, page by page." -- The Times (London), Praise for Romesh Gunesekera's previous books: " 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 "Revelatory and unique." -- The New Yorker "Full of the uncertain sadness of exiles and dreamers…Gunesekera's characters become memorable emblems of solitude and despair." -- Vogue "An enchanting, endlessly funny and affecting novel—truly exquisite." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A sensuous feast of delight, incessantly pleasurable to read…A book to be slowly savoured, page by page." -- The Times (London)
Synopsis
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 aid workers, businessmen, and families and meeting lonely soldiers and eager hoteliers, he engages them with self-deprecating wit and folksy wisdom--and reveals for us their uncertain lives. On his journey from the army camps in northern Jaffna to the moonlit ramparts of Galle, in the south, Vasantha begins to discover the depth of the problems of the past--his own and his country's--and the promise the future might hold. From the writer praised by The Guardian for the "vivid originality" of his vision, here is a wonderful collection--perceptive, somber, finely tuned--that draws a potent portrait of postwar Sri Lanka and the ghosts of civil war., 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 ( The Guardian ). 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
LC Classification Number
PR9440.9.G86A6 2014
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