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Turtle Nest by Chandani Lokugé

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February 2004, no. 258

Turtle Nest by Chandani Lokugé

Penguin, $22.95 pb, 241 pp

Turtle Nest by Chandani Lokugé

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February 2004, no. 258

Chandani Lokugé’s second novel touches on a theme common to such varied texts as Michel Houellebecq’s Platform (2002) and Alex Garland’s The Beach (1997): the Western fascination with, and exploitation of, the communities of beautiful Asian beaches.

Turtle Nest takes the postcard-perfect idyll of a Sri Lankan beach as the setting for a far from idyllic tale about exploitation and family tragedy. Aruni journeys to this beach from Australia in order to find out more about the history of her mother, Mala, but her pilgrimage does not give her peace.

Turtle Nest

Turtle Nest

by Chandani Lokugé

Penguin, $22.95 pb, 241 pp

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