The Resource Island of a thousand mirrors, Nayomi Munaweera
Island of a thousand mirrors, Nayomi Munaweera
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- Summary
- "Before violence tore apart the tapestry of Sri Lanka and turned its pristine beaches red, there were two families. Yasodhara tells the story of her own Sinhala family, rich in love, with everything they could ask for. As a child in idyllic Colombo, Yasodhara's and her siblings' lives are shaped by social hierarchies, their parents' ambitions, teenage love and, subtly, the differences between Tamil and Sinhala people; but the peace is shattered by the tragedies of war. Yasodhara's family escapes to Los Angeles. But Yasodhara's life has already become intertwined with a young Tamil girl's... Saraswathie is living in the active war zone of Sri Lanka, and hopes to become a teacher. But her dreams for the future are abruptly stamped out when she is arrested by a group of Sinhala soldiers and pulled into the very heart of the conflict that she has tried so hard to avoid - a conflict that, eventually, will connect her and Yasodhara in unexpected ways. In the tradition of Michael Ondatjee's Anil's Ghost and Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things, Island of a Thousand Mirrors is an emotionally resonant saga of cultural heritage, heartbreaking conflict and deep family bonds. Narrated in two unforgettably authentic voices and spanning the entirety of the decades-long civil war, it offers an unparalleled portrait of a beautiful land during its most difficult moment by a spellbinding new literary talent who promises tremendous things to come"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 242 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250043931
- Label
- Island of a thousand mirrors
- Title
- Island of a thousand mirrors
- Statement of responsibility
- Nayomi Munaweera
- Subject
-
- Ethnic conflict -- Sri Lanka -- Fiction
- FICTION / Coming of Age
- FICTION / Cultural Heritage
- Families
- Families -- Sri Lanka -- Fiction
- Female friendship
- Female friendship -- Fiction
- Ethnic conflict
- Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people)
- Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people) -- Fiction
- Sri Lanka
- Tamil (Indic people)
- Tamil (Indic people) -- Sri Lanka
- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Before violence tore apart the tapestry of Sri Lanka and turned its pristine beaches red, there were two families. Yasodhara tells the story of her own Sinhala family, rich in love, with everything they could ask for. As a child in idyllic Colombo, Yasodhara's and her siblings' lives are shaped by social hierarchies, their parents' ambitions, teenage love and, subtly, the differences between Tamil and Sinhala people; but the peace is shattered by the tragedies of war. Yasodhara's family escapes to Los Angeles. But Yasodhara's life has already become intertwined with a young Tamil girl's... Saraswathie is living in the active war zone of Sri Lanka, and hopes to become a teacher. But her dreams for the future are abruptly stamped out when she is arrested by a group of Sinhala soldiers and pulled into the very heart of the conflict that she has tried so hard to avoid - a conflict that, eventually, will connect her and Yasodhara in unexpected ways. In the tradition of Michael Ondatjee's Anil's Ghost and Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things, Island of a Thousand Mirrors is an emotionally resonant saga of cultural heritage, heartbreaking conflict and deep family bonds. Narrated in two unforgettably authentic voices and spanning the entirety of the decades-long civil war, it offers an unparalleled portrait of a beautiful land during its most difficult moment by a spellbinding new literary talent who promises tremendous things to come"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Munaweera, Nayomi
- Dewey number
- 823/.92
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR9440.9.M865
- LC item number
- I75 2014
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Female friendship
- Families
- Tamil (Indic people)
- Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people)
- Ethnic conflict
- FICTION / Cultural Heritage
- FICTION / Coming of Age
- Ethnic conflict
- Families
- Female friendship
- Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people)
- Tamil (Indic people)
- Sri Lanka
- Label
- Island of a thousand mirrors, Nayomi Munaweera
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1044064
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 242 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250043931
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014016826
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781250043931
- (OCoLC)865158187
- Label
- Island of a thousand mirrors, Nayomi Munaweera
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1044064
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 242 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250043931
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014016826
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781250043931
- (OCoLC)865158187
Subject
- Ethnic conflict -- Sri Lanka -- Fiction
- FICTION / Coming of Age
- FICTION / Cultural Heritage
- Families
- Families -- Sri Lanka -- Fiction
- Female friendship
- Female friendship -- Fiction
- Ethnic conflict
- Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people)
- Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people) -- Fiction
- Sri Lanka
- Tamil (Indic people)
- Tamil (Indic people) -- Sri Lanka
- Fiction
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