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Romesh Gunesekera - The Prisoner of Paradise
Released: 02/02/2012
Bloomsbury
1800s society in Port Louis, Mauritius, is not what one would call open-minded, as Lucy Goldwell discovers. In his first novel in six years, the previously Man Booker shortlisted Gunesekera creates a love affair that cannot last, in a hotbed of colonial tension.
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75 %
Financial Times“It is in this east-meets-west territory that Gunesekera excels...” Bar a rather shocking ending, the plot and characters behave according to the rules of historical romance. Gunesekera saves his energy for having fun with these conventions...
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50%
The Telegraph“At times the research is sloppy...” In this world, the dark-skinned victims are wise and tolerant, the Europeans rapacious, exploitative and boorish. It’s that simple. Gunesekera has a talent for describing turbulent emotions. His feel for nature is less secure...
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60%
Guardian“Languorous, atmospheric, imagistic...” Sprinkled with almost parodic "my dears" and "my boys", that contrasts with the luxuriant, teeming island so vividly brought alive. Gunesekera's storytelling is languorous, atmospheric, imagistic and occasionally a victim of its own excess...
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70 %
The Independent“pacey, political, moral, atmospheric and, yes, definitely romantic...” 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...
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