Bøger af Nayomi Munaweera

Before violence tore apart the tapestry of Sri Lanka and turned its pristine beaches red, there were two families. Yasodhara tells the story of her own Sinhala family, rich in love, with everything they could ask for. As a child in idyllic Colombo, Yasodhara's and her siblings' lives are shaped by social hierarchies, their parents' ambitions, teenage love and, subtly, the differences between Tamil and Sinhala people; but the peace is shattered by the tragedies of war. Yasodhara's family escapes to Los Angeles. But Yasodhara's life has already become intertwined with a young Tamil girl's...Saraswathie is living in the active war zone of Sri Lanka, and hopes to become a teacher. But her dreams for the future are abruptly stamped out when she is arrested by a group of Sinhala soldiers and pulled into the very heart of the conflict that she has tried so hard to avoid - a conflict that, eventually, will connect her and Yasodhara in unexpected ways.Nayomi Munaweera's Island of a Thousand Mirrors is an emotionally resonant saga of cultural heritage, heartbreaking conflict and deep family bonds. Narrated in two unforgettably authentic voices and spanning the entirety of the decades-long civil war, it offers an unparalleled portrait of a beautiful land during its most difficult moment by a spellbinding new literary talent who promises tremendous things to come.

Stærk roman fra den srilankanske forfatter Nayomi Munaweera om en kvinde, der har begået den måske mest utilgivelige forbrydelse af alle.Væggene i min celle er malet kridhvide. De må mene, at farven har en beroligende effekt. Hvor jeg kommer fra, symboliserer den fravær, død og ensomhed.Folk skriver til mig. Mest mødre; som udspyr deres gift. Det er næppe overraskende. Jeg har gjort det utænkelige. Trukket sløret til side og krydset grænsen til et usynligt land. De hader mig, fordi jeg er det værste, man kan forestille sig. Jeg er den dårlige mor.Således starter Nayomi Munaweeras hjerteskærende nye roman, hvor en navnløs kvinde fortæller os sin historie fra sin amerikanske fængselscelle for om ikke at få tilgivelse for det utilgivelige, så forståelse. For at gøre dette må hun starte ved begyndelsen, nemlig hendes egen barndom i en kærlig familie på det frodige og smukke Sri Lanka. Men i det paradis bor også en slange, hun tager sig med sig langt ind i voksenlivet.