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      Tale of the Dreamer's Son

      by Preeta Samarasan
      Published
      Nov 2022
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      Literary Literary
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      By the author of the international bestseller Evening Is The Whole Day, this novel set in Malaysia will appeal to readers of Arundhati Roy and Kiran Desai

      In what was once a Scottish tea planter's mansion in the highlands of Peninsular Malaysia, all religions are one and race is unheard of. That is, until the occupants of what is now known as the Muhibbah Centre for World Peace are joined by Salmah, a Malay Muslim woman. "All are welcome here," they are reminded by their spiritual leader, Cyril Dragon, who is ignoring news of the changing political climate with its increasing religious intolerance. He is still trying to forget May 13, 1969, when ethnic tensions boiled over into bloodshed. Tale of the Dreamer's Son guides us from that fateful incident in Malaysian history to the present day. Throughout, Samarasan's polyphonic, rambunctious prose brilliantly navigates the tug-of-war between ideals and reality.

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      General Fiction Suspense

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      Christian Literary

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      Family / Siblings

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      Nov 2022 World Editions ISBN13 9781642861204 ISBN10 1642861200
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      Nov 2022 World Editions Ltd ISBN13 9781912987399 ISBN10 1912987392
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