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21 Ebooks von Romesh Gunesekera
Romesh Gunesekera: The Match
As a teenager from Sri Lanka, Sunny is living the typical life of an expatriate in 1970s Manila—a privileged, carefree existence—until one day when the secret behind his mother’s tragic death years …
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Englisch
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€26.99
Romesh Gunesekera: The Sandglass
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 n …
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Englisch
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€23.99
Romesh Gunesekera: Riff
Im Jahr, als Sri Lanka unabhängig wird, kommt der elfjährige Triton als Boy in das Haus von Mister Salgado, einem Meeresbiologen, der nur einen Lebensinhalt hat: das gefährdete Universum des Ozeans. …
EPUB
Deutsch
€10.99
Romesh Gunesekera: Sandglas
Was geschah zwischen den verfeindeten Clans der Vatunas und der Ducal? Als Sri Lanka unabhängig wird, kommt für beide die große Stunde. Ihr Konkurrenzkampf um Industrien und Hotelketten ist so …
EPUB
Deutsch
€14.99
Romesh Gunesekera: Reef
A single lighted match banishes Triton from his father’s home to the employ of Mister Salgado, a marine biologist obsessed by swamps, sea movements and a Sri Lankan island’s disappearing reef. …
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Englisch
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€18.61
Romesh Gunesekera: Noontide Toll
A driver s job is to stay in control behind the wheel and that is all. The past is what you leave as you go. There is nothing more to it. Vasantha retired early, bought himself a van with his savings …
EPUB
Englisch
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€15.02
Romesh Gunesekera: Monkfish Moon
This vivid and haunting short-story collection creates a masterful portrait of contemporary Sri Lanka. A married couple, living in London, find their marriage strained by the fighting in their …
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Englisch
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€12.50
Romesh Gunesekera: Reef
At the age of eleven, Triton goes to work as a houseboy to Mister Salgado, a marine biologist obsessed with the island s disappearing reef. It was the biggest house he had ever seen. People from all …
EPUB
Englisch
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€12.57
Romesh Gunesekera: Sandglass
Set in London, The Sandglass tells the story of two feuding families whose lives are interlinked by the changing fortunes of postcolonial Sri Lanka. After his mother s death, Prins Ducal is driven to …
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Englisch
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€12.53
Romesh Gunesekera: Heaven’s Edge
“Gunesekera evokes his birthplace, Sri Lanka, as he presents a love story made more brilliant and more sweet by the destruction all around.” —Entertainment Weekly Following …
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Englisch
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€18.83
Romesh Gunesekera: The Prisoner of Paradise
Lucy Gladwell arrives in Mauritius from England to live with her aunt and uncle at their grand plantation house. Under the surface of this beautiful island paradise, poised between India and Africa, …
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€13.05
Romesh Gunesekera: Heaven“s Edge
Marc, in search of a dream, leaves London and sets out for the island where his grandfather was born and where his father“s plane was shot down in flames. It is an island once said to be near the …
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€6.94
Romesh Gunesekera: Noontide Toll
Vasantha is a van driver for hire, ferrying aid workers, returning exiles, and tentative entrepreneurs across the battle-scarred landscapes of Sri Lanka. The civil war is finally over, but the …
EPUB
Englisch
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€18.67
Romesh Gunesekera: Monkfish Moon
This vivid and haunting short-story collection flows smoothly together to create a masterful portrait of contemporary Sri Lanka; a country of teeming natural beauty, with a society in turmoil. A …
EPUB
Englisch
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€18.65
Romesh Gunesekera: Sandglass
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 …
EPUB
Englisch
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€12.40
Gunesekera Romesh Gunesekera: Match
As a teenager from Sri Lanka, Sunny liked to play cricket. But none of his new friends in Manila were remotely interested. That is until the gorgeous Tina arrived, all poise and perfection. Three …
EPUB
Englisch
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€17.06
Susheila Nasta: Brave New Words
Fifteen specially commissioned essays from distinguished authors explore the place of the writer, past and present, the value of critical thinking, and the power of the written word. Their work …
EPUB
Englisch
€4.79
Romesh Gunesekera: Suncatcher
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 JHALAK PRIZE
1964. Ceylon is on the brink of change. But Kairo is at a loose end. School is closed, the government is in disarray, the press is under threat and the relig …
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€8.97
Romesh Gunesekera: Suncatcher
The internationally celebrated (and Booker Prize–shortlisted) author returns with a dazzling coming-of-age story set in post-independence Sri Lanka ‚A master storyteller.‘ —The New York Times Ceylon …
EPUB
Englisch
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€26.99
Romesh Gunesekera & A.L. Kennedy: Novel Writing
Packed with tips from bestselling and prize-winning authors,
Novel Writing: A Writers“ and Artists“ Companion will give you all the practical advice you need to write and publish your novel. …
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€27.98
Romesh Gunesekera & A.L. Kennedy: Novel Writing
Packed with tips from bestselling and prize-winning authors,
Novel Writing: A Writers“ and Artists“ Companion will give you all the practical advice you need to write and publish your novel. …
EPUB
DRM
€28.07
