About this title: A novel about a Sri Lankan boy who likes to wear a sari, play with girls, and avoid sports, and the difficulties he faces because of his differences. Winner of the Smithbooks/Books in Canada First Novel Award for 1994.
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Description: Good. Dust Cover Missing. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvest Books
Date Published: 1997-06-19
ISBN-13:9780156005005ISBN:015600500X
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Description: Good. 0140250042 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Fine. 015600500X NEVER USED! This book has never been read. There are no highlights, No pen marks, No missing pages. The binding is sturdy. This book may have slight shelf wear. Upgraded shipping on orders over $49.99. Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow And Company, New York
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780688145958ISBN:0688145957
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ORANGE HARDCOVER COVER. INTERIOR PAGES STAMPED "DISCARD" AND HAVE LIGHT FINGERING TO MARGINS WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT, LIBRARY CARD HOLDER REMOVED. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Emblem Editions
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780771079511ISBN:0771079516
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 328 p. Audience: General/trade. Great condition, read once. Ships from Canada. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Cloth and Boards
Publisher: William Morrow & Co / Quill, NY
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780688145958ISBN:0688145957
Description: Fine / Near Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo. 2nd Printing. A very clean tight copy with only very light shelf wear in a new mylar dust jacket cover. read more
Edition: First US Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Co, New York
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780688145958ISBN:0688145957
Description: Fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Large price sticker on dust jacket. Light shelf wear. Solid copy with clean pages. read more
Edition: First US
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Co, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780688145958ISBN:0688145957
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. A fine hardcover first printing in fine pictorial dustwrapper. Promotional material laid in. "By the time Arjie ia 16, a mamber of Sri Lankan's Tamil minority, knowa that politicians are corrupt, his father is a coward and his neighbors-the Sinhalese majority-want to kill him...Race hatred haunts them all. British colonial holdovers...enhance the atmosphere of madness masquerading as nornalcy. " read more
"This story is viewed by some as a coming out book of a Sri Lankan adolescent coming to understand his differences, but the author intwines the stories of marriages and taboo unions of various family members, which adds a depth to this novel about love viewed under the cultural microscope."
"Coming of age (and coming out) in war-torn 1970s/80s Sri Lanka. I wasn't as blown away as the general book review faction seemed to be, but I appreciated all sorts of things about this book, so I'll give it a 4-star benefit of the doubt. I liked it much better than Swimming in the Monsoon Sea, also by the same author."
"Amazing to see a South Asian man break boundries and taboo's surrounding homosexuality, by writing a courageous coming of age story embedded in complex ideologies of sexuality, culture, love, and acceptance."
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