![]() ![]() An unsettling and moving account of a family - and a nation - at war with their own selves' Tan Twan Eng 'Unflinchingly insightful, Shyam Selvadurai's new novel evokes the clashing manifestations of human desire and longing in two continents. 'The Hungry Ghosts is an exquisite tale of differences and how they can tear apart both a country and the heart - not just once, but many times, until the ghosts are freed. Publication date 2013 Topics Andrae, A, Englisch. The hungry ghosts by Selvadurai, Shyam, 1965- author. 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. The hungry ghosts Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Yet ghosts will follow you across continents. Unwilling to carry the burden of her expectations, Shivan dreams of escape to the West. Shivan stands helpless as she sidelines his mother and sister and evicts vulnerable families from their homes. This a haunting and captivating story of longing, family ties and forgiveness from award winning author Shyam Selvadurai. While civil unrest brews outside, Shivan is fighting small battles of his own: the matriarch of his mysterious family wants to groom him as the heir to her vast and corrupt empire. The Hungry Ghosts is an exquisite tale of differences and how they can tear apart both a country and the heart - not just once, but many times, until the ghosts are freed. ![]() Six year-old Shivan is boarded up in his grandmother's mansion in Sri Lanka. 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. ![]()
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