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Author(s): Ashok Ferrey

Location(s): Sri Lanka

Genre(s): Satire, Thriller

Era(s): 1980s

Ashok Ferrey’s first novel is part satire, part thriller, part comedy of manners. Set in 1980s Colombo it contains over twenty characters, Which he fixes with merciless wit and pin-sharp accuracy to the dusty velvet boards of his cabinet of curiosities.

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