The sandglass / Romesh Gunesekera
1998, First Edition. London : Granta. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. FLATSIGNED by the author. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 278 pages; Physical desc. : 278p. ; 20cm. Subject: Family - Sri Lanka - Colombo - Fiction. Family - England - London - Fiction. Bereavement - Fiction. Modern fiction. Summary: The Sandglass tells the story of two feuding families whose lives are interlinked by the changing fortunes of postcolonial Sri Lanka. Moving back and forth between London and Sri Lanka, the novel brings to life Prins Ducal and his search for answers about his family's past, including his father's rise to wealth, rivalry with the Vatunas family, and a suspicious death - a mystery that further unfolds upon Prins's arrival in London for his mother's funeral. Item #179865
Price: €40.00