Synopses & Reviews
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"The search [for Uva] has moments of both breathtaking suspense...and quiet introspection....The novel's structure is a bit cliched, but there's a spark in Gunesekera's writing that gives his characters life; the affair between Marc and Una is especially rich and subtle....[T]he compelling romance makes this one of his best efforts." Publishers Weekly
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"Booker Prize finalist Gunesekera writes lyrically and with feeling about a land like his own in this novel, which has elements of fable and magic realism and is particularly appropriate for literary collections." Michele Leber, Booklist
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"Gunesekera has created a palpable, terrifying world that, for all the precariousness of its beauty, harbors love and hope." The Guardian (U.K.)
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"Sri Lankan Romesh Gunesekera's strange, poetic novel juxtaposes memory and romance with hellish adventure." Eileen Banersby, The Irish Times
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"Echoing its unfortunate, melodramatic title, [Heaven's Edge] is a soppy fantasy....[Gunesekera] wants to tell a story not limited by politics and place. But the attempt backfires; without specifics, the narrative like its characters just floats....Gunesekera tries to reach heaven's edge, but gets too close to the fluff and clouds." Lisa Singh, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune
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"Combines lyrical descriptions of nature with heart-stopping action sequences....An engaging adventure story set in an unusual landscape, exquisitely described." David Robson, Sunday Telegraph (London)
Synopsis
Gunesekera's dazzling first novel, Reef, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and The Guardian First Fiction Award. Now he delivers a spellbinding modern odyssey that The Daily Telegraph praises as "powerful dense, cadenced, the images perfectly observed."