| Cereus Blooms at Night Contributor(s): Mootoo, Shani (Author) |
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ISBN: 0380731991 ISBN-13: 9780380731992 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: After a judge finds her unfit to stand trial, Mala, a reclusive old woman suspected of murder, is placed in the tender care of a male nurse, who becomes her unlikely confidante and the chronicler of her extraordinary life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Cultural Heritage - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.3" W x 8.02" (0.51 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 41687 Reading Level: 6.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Set on a fictional Caribbean island in the town of Paradise, Cereus Blooms at Night unveils the mystery surrounding Mala Ramchandin and the tempestuous history of her family. At the heart of this bold and seductive novel is an alleged crime committed many years before the story opens. Mala is the reclusive old woman suspected of murder who is delivered to the Paradise Alms House after a judge finds her unfit to stand trial. When she arrives at her new home, frail and mute, she is placed in the tender care of Tyler, a vivacious male nurse, who becomes her unlikely confidante and the storyteller of Mala's extraordinary life.In luminous, sensual prose, internationally acclaimed writer Shani Mootoo combines diverse storytelling traditions to explore identity, gender, and violence in a celebration of our capacity to love. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mootoo, Shani: - Shani Mootoo was born in Ireland and grew up in Trinidad. A filmmaker and visual artist, she has written and directed several videos; her painings and photo-based works are exhibited internationally. Shani Mootoo is also a published poet and the author of Out on Main Street, a collection of stories. Cereus Blooms at Night is her first novel. |