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31%OFFRajith Savanadasa - Ruins - 9780733635052 - V9780733635052
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Ruins

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Description for Ruins Paperback. In the pent-up heat of Colombo, piece by piece a family comes apart .. A stunning debut novel from a fresh new voice in Australian fiction, for fans of Zadie Smith and Rohinton Mistry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: F; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 211 x 42. Weight in Grams: 362.
'RUINS is a stirring and skilfully crafted debut, and Savanadasa's characters are so vividly drawn they feel like family. With his sharp and masterful observations of race, class and gender in the new Sri Lanka, Savanadasa takes his seat beside Omar Musa, Alice Pung and Michael Mohammed Ahmad to usher in the brave and stunning new dawn of diverse Australian fiction.' Maxine Beneba Clarke, award-winning author of FOREIGN SOIL A country picking up the pieces, a family among the ruins. In the restless streets, crowded waiting rooms and glittering nightclubs of Colombo, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Hachette Australia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
362g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Sydney, Australia
ISBN
9780733635052
SKU
V9780733635052
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Rajith Savanadasa
Rajith Savanadasa was born in Sri Lanka and now lives in Melbourne. He turned to creative writing in the final year of an engineering degree, which he followed up with the Professional Writing and Editing course at RMIT University. He was shortlisted for the Asia-Europe Foundation short story prize in 2013, the Fish Publishing short story prize in 2013, received ... Read more

Reviews for Ruins
The whole reason why I picked up ruins was to discover and explore a different way of life!
Stacey Kym
Twin Reads
As only the best fiction can, Ruins has taken me into the life not just of the central characters but also of their culture
Bev Roberts
PEN Melbourne Quarterly 2 and 3 2016 ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Ruins


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