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Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Brand New. Codice articolo 9781595581983
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Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 308 pages. 8.25x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock. Codice articolo 1595581987
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. As a teenager from Sri Lanka, Sunny is living the typical life of an expatriate in 1970s Manilaa privileged, carefree existenceuntil 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 turnsfirst 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. The Booker Prize-nominated authors brilliant new novel about growing up, growing apart, and finding ones place in the world takes the reader on an utterly absorbing journey across the late 20th-century, postcolonial world. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781595581983
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.05. Codice articolo Q-1595581987