Asylum

by Channa Wickremesekera

Overview

One Friday morning, the quiet suburban life of seventeen-year-old Khalid Khan and his family is turned upside down when an unwelcome visitor appears at the door. What follows is a hilarious-and poignant-intercultural encounter that explores love, socioeconomics, and religion and uncovers our common humanity even in the midst of difference.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780994343116
Publisher:	Ethica Projects Pty Ltd
Publication date:	09/01/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	154
File size:	361 KB

About the Author

Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Channa Wickremesekera attended Royal College Colombo and then Monash University in Melbourne, where he obtained his Ph.D. in South Asian history in 1998. Although he began writing fiction early in life, he placed this passion on hold while at university. He returned to fiction writing after obtaining his doctorate. He has written five novels and novellas as well as two non-fiction books that focus on South Asian military history, with a third forthcoming.

Editorial Reviews

"A fun novel written in a jaunty teen voice-a novel that tries to tip our assumptions on their heads and succeeds."
-Anna Funder, author of "Stasiland" and "All That I Am"

"This is a timely novel, written with daring and imagination. It deals with themes that we urgently need to engage with and reflect upon, challenges that cry out for a long-overdue national conversation."
-Arnold Zable, author of "Cafe Scheherazade," "The Fig Tree," and "Violin Lessons"

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