{"product_id":"swimming-in-the-monsoon-sea-paperback","title":"Swimming in the Monsoon Sea - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShyam Selvadurai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmrith comes to terms with his sexuality in this sweeping coming-of-age story set against the stormy backdrop of monsoon season in 1980s Sri Lanka. For fans of \u003ci\u003eCall Me By Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShyam Selvadurai's brilliant novels, \u003ci\u003eFunny Boy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCinnamon Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, have garnered him international acclaim. In his first young adult novel, now with a new cover, he explores first love with clarity, humor and compassion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe setting is Sri Lanka, 1980, and it is the season of monsoons. Fourteen-year-old Amrith is caught up in the life of the cheerful, well-to-do household in which he is being raised by his vibrant Auntie Bundle and kindly Uncle Lucky. He tries not to think of his life \"before,\" when his doting mother was still alive. Amrith's holiday plans seem unpromising: he wants to appear in his school's production of \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e and he is learning to type at Uncle Lucky's tropical fish business. Then, like an unexpected monsoon, his cousin arrives from Canada and Amrith's ordered life is storm-tossed. He finds himself falling in love with the Canadian boy. \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e, with its powerful theme of disastrous jealousy, is the backdrop to the drama in which Amrith finds himself immersed.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHYAM SELVADURAI\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1965 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He came to Canada with his family at the age of nineteen. He has studied creative writing and theater, and has a B.F.A. from York University. \u003ci\u003eFunny Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, his first novel, was published to immediate acclaim in 1994, was a national bestseller, and won the W. H. Smith\/Books in Canada First Novel Award and, in the U.S., The Lambda Literary Award, and was named a Notable Book by the American Library Association. \u003ci\u003eCinnamon Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, his second novel, was shortlisted for the Trillium Award. It has been published in the U.S., the U.K., India and numerous countries in Europe. Shyam Selvadurai lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Swimming in the Monsoon Sea\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766414278944,"sku":"9781774880333","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d2cd7be4cad206ec67d7cfa334cda0ea.webp?v=1780292254","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/swimming-in-the-monsoon-sea-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}