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Not Quite Paradise: An American Sojourn in Sri Lanka Hardcover - 2010

by Adele Barker

Barker, an American who spent a year and a half teaching in Sri Lanka, offers a comprehensive, eye-opening account of the "pearl" of the Indian Ocean and a rare perspective on the massive devastation of the tsunami of December 26, 2004.

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Adele Barker, who was awarded a Ucross Fellowship for her work on this book, is the author or editor of five books on Russian literature and cultural life. Most recently, she received a Fulbright Senior Scholar grant to teach and write in Sri Lanka.


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  • Title Not Quite Paradise: An American Sojourn in Sri Lanka
  • Author Adele Barker
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 312
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Beacon Press, Boston, MA
  • Date 2010-01-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780807000618 / 0807000612
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 3.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Sri Lanka - Description and travel, Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009013015
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

Media reviews

 “Rich in the tales of Sri Lanka under colonial British rule as well as coverage of the current civil war, Barker’s memoir is an enlightening and captivating read.”—Kristine Huntley, Booklist
 
“Anyone going to Sri Lanka should consider Adele Barker’s Not Quite Paradise essential reading. Even travelers headed to other parts of the globe—or those going no farther than their own living room—will find this story of an American woman thoughtfully wending her way through the complexities of another country’s culture and history fascinating.”—Kristin Ohlson, author of Stalking the Divine and coauthor of Kabul Beauty School
 
“Adele Barker offers this memorable gift: the story of strangers from very different countries becoming cherished and enduring friends. Against the background of a most beautiful country and through the tragedies that have marred its recent history, her love of the land and for its people won a high place in this reader’s heart.”—Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize–winning poet


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Citations

  • Booklist, 01/01/2010, Page 38
  • Kirkus Reviews, 11/15/2009, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 10/01/2009, Page 93
  • Multicultural Review, 05/01/2010, Page 65
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2010, Page 53

About the author

Adele Barker, who was awarded a Ucross Fellowship for her work on this book, is the author or editor of five books on Russian literature and cultural life. Most recently, she received a Fulbright Senior Scholar grant to teach and write in Sri Lanka.
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