Cereus Blooms at Night

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  • Author : Shani Mootoo
  • Binding : Paperback
  • EAN : 9780771064005
  • ISBN : 0771064004
  • Label : McClelland & Stewart Inc.
  • Languages : Original Language: English, Published: English
  • Manufacturer : McClelland & Stewart Inc.
  • Number Of Pages : 280
  • Package Dimensions : 0.80 inches (Height) x 8.30 inches (Length) x 0.65 pounds (Weight) x 5.30 inches (Width)
  • Product Group : Book
  • Publication Date : 1998-12-31
  • Publisher : McClelland & Stewart Inc.
  • SKU : GRP9460572
  • Studio : McClelland & Stewart Inc.

In Cereus Blooms by Night Shani Mootoo leads us gently into the heart and mind of old Mala Ramchandin as, lying mad in a hospital bed tended by gay male nurse Tyler, she recounts her tragic history via a stream of demented ramblings. As the story of her descent into madness unfolds and the bond between the crazy woman and the gay man develops and strengthens, so too does the desire of the reader to understand the sights, sounds, smells and emotions that fashioned the young Mala's destiny. Through the magic of Mootoo's prose and the richness of her dialogue we are transported to the small Caribbean town of Paradise at the moment a scandal that has been evolving for a lifetime is uncovered. Cereus Blooms by Night is a stunning first novel from an author with an enviable talent for luscious writing that makes the reader see, feel and believe in the lives of the people and places she describes.

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