Funny Boy
By: Shyam Selvadurai
4.29
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
In the world of his large family, affluent Tamils living in Colombo, Arjie is an oddity, a 'funny b…
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1. What Night Brings
By: Carla Trujillo
4.20
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
Marci Cruz wants God to do two things: change her into a boy, and get rid of her father. What Night… read more
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- historical fiction
- queer
- fiction
- lgbt
2. The Seasons of Trouble: Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka's Civil War
By: Rohini Mohan
4.39
Format: 368 pages, ebook
For three decades, Sri Lanka’s civil war tore communities apart. In 2009, the Sri Lankan army final… read more
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- asia
"Someone must have talked plenty, because on an afternoon in June 2008, Sarvannantha Pereira was detained by men who didn't say who whey were. They would call it an arrest. It felt more like an abduct…"-Rohini Mohan, The Seasons of Trouble: Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka's Civil War
"Indra believed that the birth of each of her sons had been accompanied by a sign... With Sarva, overnight her cascading black hair showed a thick clutch of grey. He was the child she would struggle m…"-Rohini Mohan, The Seasons of Trouble: Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka's Civil War
"The girls were screaming in Tamil, except for one, who was repeating the word "epa" like a loud and shrill chant. That was not how the Sinhala word was usually used, but it was an expression Mugil ha…"-Rohini Mohan, The Seasons of Trouble: Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka's Civil War
3. The Home and the World
By: Rabindranath Tagore , Anita Desai , Surendranath Tagore , None , William Radice
3.83
Format: 213 pages, Paperback
Set on a Bengali noble's estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakeni… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
"Mientras estemos en llamas, sepamos arder y bullir"-Rabindranath Tagore, The Home and the World
"জীবনটাকে কেঁদে ভাসিয়ে দেওয়ার চেয়ে হেসে উড়িয়ে দেওয়াই ভালো।"-Rabindranath Tagore, The Home and the World
"Hasta el océano de las lágrimas tiene otra orilla; si así no fuera, nadie habría llorado nunca"-Rabindranath Tagore, The Home and the World
"When at last we have to die it will be time enough to get cold. While we are on fire let us seethe and boil."-Rabindranath Tagore, The Home and the World
4. Song of the Sun God
By: Shankari Chandran
4.36
Format: 406 pages, Paperback
Nala and Rajan, a young couple, begin their married life in 1946, on the eve of Sri Lanka's indepen… read more
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- asia
- fiction
- historical fiction
5. This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan War
By: Samanth Subramanian
4.36
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In the summer of 2009, the leader of the dreaded Tamil Tiger guerrillas was killed, bringing to a b… read more
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- asia
"In the absence of ancient hatreds, chauvinism can easily rustle up modern ones."-Samanth Subramanian, This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan War
"But the heart weakens without democracy , and there was no democracy within the Tigers. They antagonized their own brothers by killing them."-Samanth Subramanian, This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan War
"[Speaking to 29-year-old ex-guerrilla] 'I see it as a process. First, yes, you do negotiate. But if that does not work, then you have to use violence to get what you need. Even if you have to bomb a …"-Samanth Subramanian, This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan War
"It is the postscript to the war that offers the most revelatory and startling commentary on Dutugemunu's life. Despite his newfound wealth and his peactime luxuries, Dutugemunu wanders gloomily about…"-Samanth Subramanian, This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan War
6. Icefields
By: Thomas Wharton
3.54
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Winner of: The Banff Grand National Prize for Literature The Writers Guild of Alberta Best First … read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
7. The Amazing Racist
By: Chhimi Tenduf-La
4.12
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Eddie Trusted, an English school teacher in Colombo, wants to spend his life with Menaka Rupasinghe… read more
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- asia
- fiction
8. Funny Boy
By: Shyam Selvadurai
4.29
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
In the world of his large family, affluent Tamils living in Colombo, Arjie is an oddity, a 'funny b… read more
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- gay
- lgbt
- coming of age
- asia
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
9. Anil's Ghost
By: Michael Ondaatje
3.82
Format: None pages, Paperback
An alternate cover edition of this ISBN can be found . With his first novel since the internationa… read more
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- asia
- fiction
- historical fiction
10. A Map of Home
By: Randa Jarrar
4.00
Format: 45 pages, Hardcover
Nidali narrates the story of her childhood in Kuwait, her teenage years in Egypt, and her family's … read more
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- lgbt
- coming of age
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
11. The Shadow Lines
By: Amitav Ghosh
4.82
Format: None pages, Paperback
Opening in Calcutta in the 1960s, Amitav Ghosh's radiant second novel follows two families--one Eng… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
12. Cracking India
By: Bapsi Sidhwa
3.67
Format: 44 pages, Paperback
The 1947 Partition of India is the backdrop for this powerful novel, narrated by a precocious child… read more
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- asia
- fiction
- historical fiction
13. The Quilt & Other Stories
By: Ismat Chughtai , Tahira Naqvi , None
3.91
Format: 241 pages, Paperback
In 1944 Ismat Chughtai successfully defended herself before the Imperial Crown Court against a char… read more
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14. Klee Wyck
By: Emily Carr , Kathryn Bridge
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Douglas & McIntyre is proud to announce definitive, completely redesigned editions of Emily Carr's … read more
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15. The God of Small Things
By: Arundhati Roy
3.96
Format: 321 pages, Paperback
The year is 1969. In the state of Kerala, on the southernmost tip of India, a skyblue Plymouth with… read more
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- asia
- fiction
- historical fiction
"If you're happy in a dream, does that count?"-Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
"His gratitude widened his smile and bent his back."-Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
"Thirty-one. Not old. Not young. But a viable die-able age."-Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
"That's what careless words do. They make people love you a little less."-Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
16. Welcome to Our Hillbrow
By: Phaswane Mpe
5.00
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Hillbrow is a microcosm of the changing South African psyche. This novel links Hillbrow, rural Tira… read more
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17. Island of a Thousand Mirrors
By: Nayomi Munaweera
3.59
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A stunning literary debut of two young women on opposing sides of the devastating Sri Lankan Civil … read more
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18. Bhimayana
By: Srividya Natarajan , S. Anand , None , Subhash Vyam
3.20
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
What does it mean to be an untouchable in India? Why do some Indians despise the touch of others? B… read more
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19. Reef
By: Romesh Gunesekera
5.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Reef is the elegant and moving story of Triton, a talented young chef so committed to pleasing his … read more
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20. The Moon in the Water
By: Ameena Hussein
3.45
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Ameena Hussein sets her story within Sri Lanka's closely guarded Muslim community, offering little … read more
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21. Brother
By: David Chariandy
3.99
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
An intensely beautiful, searingly powerful, tightly constructed novel, Brother explores questions o… read more
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- coming of age
- fiction
"She's carrying a backpack, not a suitcase, and this really is how she becomes Aisha."-David Chariandy, Brother
