The Sandglass

by Romesh Gunesekera

Book Overview

Already hailed as "intricate and compelling" by the Times Literary Supplement, The Sandglass is a striking novel by Sri Lankan author Romesh Gunesekera, a 1994 Booker Prize finalist for his first novel, Reef.

Set in London where the Sri Lankan narrator lives, The Sandglass tells the story of two feuding families whose lives are interlinked by the changing fortunes of postcolonial Sri Lanka. In a beautifully constructed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156584484X
• ISBN13: 9781565844841
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.3"