Cereus Blooms at Night (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
249
Utgivningsdatum
2009-11-12
Förlag
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Illustrationer
illustrations
Dimensioner
208 x 137 x 23 mm
Vikt
318 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780802144621

Cereus Blooms at Night

av Shani Mootoo
Häftad,  Engelska, 2009-11-12
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Set on a fictional Caribbean island in the town of Paradise, "Cereus Blooms at Night" unveils the mystery surrounding Mala Ramchandin and the tempestuous history of her family. At the heart of this bold and seductive novel is an alleged crime committed many years before the story opens. Mala is the reclusive old woman suspected of murder who is delivered to the Paradise Alms House after a judge finds her unfit to stand trial. When she arrives at her new home, frail and mute, she is placed in the tender care of Tyler, a vivacious male nurse, who becomes her unlikely confidante and the storyteller of Mala's extraordinary life.In luminous, sensual prose, internationally acclaimed writer Shani Mootoo combines diverse storytelling traditions to explore identity, gender, and violence in a celebration of our capacity to love.
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"An impressive first novel . . . Mootoo has an impeccable ear and gives Tyler, the novel's narrator, a mellifluous voice . . . the plea for tolerance that lies at the heart of this novel is both authentic and powerful."-- "The New York Times Book Review"The sinuous unwinding of Mootoo's clever plot will remind many readers of Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things, which this novel resembles also in its plentitude of exotic detail, magical-realist interludes, and captivating language."-- "Kirkus Reviews (*Starred Review*)"The fecund and fertile cycles of Caribbean life pervade this powerful first novel from Mootoo, who invokes all the senses . . . to portray the town of Paradise on the fictional island of Lantanacamara."-- "Publishers Weekly (*Starred Review*)""Cereus Blooms at Night is a gem, a wonderful flower of a first novel; Shani Mootoo can be counted as one of our most gifted writers."-- "Vancouver Sun"Strong, sad and sensual . . . "Cereus Blooms at Night is wrought as deftly as a piece of lacework . . . A confident and lively first novel."-- "Los Angeles Times"Fans of magical realism will revel in the superb narrative power of Shani Mootoo's debut novel . . . Mootoo is a masterful storyteller who has woven a fascinating narrative propelled by vividly drawn characters who are both achingly human and passionately bizarre."-- "The Washington Post"A story of magical power."-- Alice Munro

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