{"product_id":"monkfish-moon-romesh-gunesekera-9781565840775","title":"Monkfish Moon: Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe nine haunting stories of \u003ci\u003eMonkfish Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year, announce the appearance of an extraordinary writing talent. Published to universal acclaim in England, these stories expertly reveal lives shaped by the luxuriant tropical surroundings of Sri Lanka and disoriented by that country's resurgent violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGunesekera describes a kind of paradise in which a sudden moment of silence in a city is cause for fear, where civil war disrupts a marriage thousands of miles away, and where \"building up\"--of businesses, homes, relationships--is more often than not swiftly and violently brought down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with a startling grace, this first, hugely promising collection creates a vivid portrait of a largely unchronicled corner of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Romesh Gunesekera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1565840771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565840775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.96w x 0.60d","brand":"Romesh Gunesekera","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980103450879,"sku":"9781565840775","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_36f27554-4ea4-4034-8da3-1dbd3bd42819.jpg?v=1683248411","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/monkfish-moon-romesh-gunesekera-9781565840775","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}