by Shyam Selvadurai · Harcourt · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781862300729
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«Cinnamon Gardens» is the historical fiction novel by Shyam Selvadurai, published by Harcourt in paperback (389 pages, in English).
Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), 1920s: Annalukshmi resists the arranged marriage her family is preparing, while her married uncle Balendran hides his desire for men. The arrival of a former lover of Balendran tests his life, and both must choose between personal happiness and social expectations.
For readers of historical fiction and literary fiction with an interest in LGBTQ+ stories and the colonial society of Sri Lanka.
Shyam Selvadurai is a Sri Lankan Canadian novelist. He is most noted for his 1994 novel Funny Boy, which won the Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction.
