num_pages: 144
description: The nine haunting stories of Monkfish Moon, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, announce the appearance of an extraordinary writing talent. Gunesekera describes a kind of paradise in which a sudden moment of silence in a city is cause for fear, where civil war disrupts a marriage thousands of miles away, and where "building up"--of businesses, homes, relationships--is more often than not swiftly and violently brought down.
language: English
title: Monkfish Moon
titlecomplete: Monkfish Moon
genres: Short Stories, Fiction, Asia, Contemporary, Indian Literature, Asian Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 376
publisher: Granta Books