The hungry ghosts:
In Buddhist myth, those that have desired too much in life may be reborn as "hungry ghosts" spirits with a stomach so large they can never be full. Six year-old Shivan is boarded up in his grandmother's mansion in Sri Lanka. While civil unrest brews outside, Shivan is fighting small b...
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| Summary: | In Buddhist myth, those that have desired too much in life may be reborn as "hungry ghosts" spirits with a stomach so large they can never be full. Six year-old Shivan is boarded up in his grandmother's mansion in Sri Lanka. While civil unrest brews outside, Shivan is fighting small battles of his own: the matriarch of his mysterious family wants to groom him as heir to her vast and corrupt empire. Shivan stands helpless as she sidelines his mother and sister and evicts vulnerable families from their homes. Unwilling to carry the burden of her expectations, Shivan dreams of escape to the West. Yet ghosts will follow you across continents. As the years pass, and Shivan's sexuality gradually comes to light, events spiral out of control and threaten to separate him from his family once and for all |
| Physical Description: | 450 Seiten 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781846592003 1846592003 |
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