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Lost Eden
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[Indian Express] - That's what Romesh Gunesekera's first novel, Reef, was made of. With The Prisoner of Paradise, he returns to the same elements, this time with middling results. The novel is set in the Mauritius of 1825, less than two decades after the French ceded the
The Prisoner of Paradise, By Romesh Gunesekera
www.independent.co.uk
[The Independent] - Romesh Gunesekera's novel takes the bouquet of romantic clichés and throws it up, makes it soar and scatter, leaving its scent in the air. Though we've met the characters often enough and the story is familiar, anxiety and uncertainty build up: a sense
Guardian: Great Scott! Fitzgerald is enjoying a third act
[The Guardian] - Colombo-born Romesh Gunesekera, author of Reef, was invited to speak, as was Anura Ratnavibhushana, who lectured on "my approach to Sri Lankan tropical architecture, design and landscaping". The word is that this did not appease the critics.
Guardian: The Prisoner of Paradise by Romesh Gunesekera – review
[The Guardian] - The author of five previous books of fiction, Romesh Gunesekera has always been fascinated with islands, whether Sri Lanka, the Philippines or, in his novel Heaven's Edge, an imaginary island. Now he turns his attention to the island of Mauritius
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