The sandglass

Romesh Gunesekera

first published 1998 New Press, 1998 278 pages

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 post-colonial Sri Lanka. Gunesekera brings to life Prins Ducal and his search for answers concerning his family's past in Sri Lanka, including his father's rise to wealth, rivalry with the Vatunas family, and suspect death - a mystery that further unfolds upo...

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Sandglass edition · 2014 · New Press, The · 9781620970577
Sandglass edition · 2006 · Granta Books · 288 pages · 9781862072381
The sandglass edition · 1999 · Riverhead Books · 278 pages
The sandglass edition · 1999 · Penguin Books · 278 pages · 9780140285222
The sandglass edition · 1998 · New Press · 278 pages
Sand Glass hardcover · 1998 · Viking Books · 278 pages
The sandglass edition · 1998 · Granta Books · 278 pages

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