Cinnamon Gardens
Published on 14. July 1999
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-7868-6473-7 (ISBN)
Description
In a novel of family honor and destiny that recalls the masterful storytelling of "Raj Quartet, " this tale follows an upper-class teacher facing an arranged marriage, and the uncle who must suppress the secret desires that threaten to throw his life into chaos.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7868-6473-7 (9780786864737)
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Shyam Selvadurai was born in 1965 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He emigrated with his family to Canada at age nineteen in the wake of the 1983 riots. His first novel, Funny Boy, was awarded the Lambda Literary Award, was named a Notable Book by the American Library Association, and was published in seven countries. Selvadurai lives in Toronto, Canada.