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In these stories, the author reveals lives shaped by the exotic, brutal country of his birth, Sri Lanka - a country in which everyone is frightened. ... More

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In the world of his large family, affluent Tamils living in Colombo, Arjie is an oddity, a 'funny boy' who prefers dressing as a girl to playing ... More

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Like the sweet heat of a curry prickling your tongue or the bursting radiance of bougainvillea, the short stories in Mary Anne Mohanraj's gorgeous ... More

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Childhood in Ceylon is vividly portrayed in a sequence of stories and vignettes which evoke the exotic beauty of the author's birthplace, the ... More

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Skillfully weaving together the stories of intersecting lives in Sri Lanka, Luloff explores themes of memory and identity amid the consequences of ... More

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This collection of stories look at corruption, racism and class on the fringes of Sri Lankan society.

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Assured and accomplished, Pradeep Jeganathan's long awaited debut collection of short fiction is a spare, controlled meditation on the details of ... More

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A survivor of the Holocaust, a migrant and a writer with a gift for diamond-hard clarity, Anne Ranasinghe is an illuminating figure, particularly in ... More

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The Monkey King & Other Stories is a unique gift anthology, beautifully packaged and sprinkled throughout with charming black and white illustrations ... More

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Reef is the elegant and moving story of Triton, a talented young chef so committed to pleasing his master's palate that he is oblivious to the ... More

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Since her days in the orphanage, Latha has been a companion and servant to Thara, a more fortunate girl her own age. But since her trip to the hill ... More

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A three-generational novel of a Sri Lankan family's search for coherence and continuity in a country broken by colonial occupation and driven by ... More

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From Booker Prize finalist Gunesekera, "The Sandglass" "travels between 1950s Sri Lanka and present-day London, tracing the intertwined lives of two ... More

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Modern terrorism, like ancient beliefs in spirits and ghosts thrives in lush, beautiful Sri Lanka, the setting of Edward Hower's sixth novel, A ... More

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IN COLONIAL INDIA, at a time of growing friction between the ruling British and the restless Indian populace, a Victorian woman and her young Tamil ... More

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The Second World War is over when Jock moves his family to Quebec, where he lives with his wife, Maura, and their three children in a small bungalow, ... More

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A lyrical and profoundly moving story of love, loss and civil war, set in Sri Lanka, London and Venice. When author Theo Samarajeeva returns to his ... More

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Gerry Kennicutt wants one perfect love rather than the string of casual affairs that defined his youth. Ernst von Hallers, inveterate playboy, can't ... More

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When each of the umbrellas he brings back to his village disappears, Kiri Mama devises a plan to track down the thief.

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