Romesh Gunesekera - Reef

Published: March 2, 2013, 10:05 p.m.

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This month on World Book Club Harriett Gilbert will be talking with one of Sri Lanka\\u2019s leading writers, Romesh Gunesekera, about his acclaimed novel Reef.

Reef is the moving, multi award-winning story of young Triton, a talented young chef who goes to work for Mister Salgado, a marine biologist obsessed by swamps, sea movements and the island's disappearing reef.

So committed is Triton to pleasing his master\\u2019s palate that he is oblivious to the political unrest threatening his Sri Lankan paradise, and yet subtle undercurrents of impending doom do ripple through Triton\\u2019s haunting story of memory and friendship.

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