![]() ![]() GUARDIANĭark as one of Graham Greene's tropical undergrowth, funny in the way that Naipaul can be, multi-layered in the manner of Joyce, evocative as Narayan, Reef is a thing of beauty. THE TIMESĪ kind of Asian Tempest, drenched in the unreal, tropical colors of dream. This is a book which touches powerfully and deeply, a book to be slowly savored, page by page. An edition of Reef (1994) Reef 1st Riverhead ed. Set between Sri Lankan independence and the outbreak of civil war, Romesh Gunesekera’s Reef features a marine biologist named Salgado who predicts the decay of the island’s coral exoskeleton, a fragile barrier against inundation by the sea. NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWĪ sensuous feast of delight, incessantly pleasurable to read, the writing, like the reef itself, shimmers with constant surprises. ![]() Gunesekra is a master storyteller, writes about them with great affection, casting a spell of nostalgia, with his lyrical prose. ![]() This powerful novel is peopled with colorful, memorable characters. Stranded in London years later, Triton plumbs the depths of his childhood memories - a period. Triton learns to polish silver to mix a love cake with ten eggs and to steam the exotic parrot fish for his master's lover. sea movements and a Sri Lankan islands disappearing reef. It is told by Triton, who at the age of eleven goes to work as a houseboy to Mister Salgado. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, this thoughtful, entrancing tale of a Sinhalese houseboy's maturation takes place in the. Reef is a love story set in a spoiled paradise. New Press, 20 (192pp) ISBN 978-1-56584-219-9. ![]()
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