Genie and Paul by Natasha Soobramanien
An imaginative reworking of the French 18th century classic Paul et Virginie, set in London, Mauritius and Rodrigues, Genie and Paul is an utterly original love story. One morning in May 2003, on the cyclone-ravaged island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean, the body of a man washes up on the beach. Six weeks previously, another kind of destruction hits Genie in London when she wakes up in hospital to find her brother has gone missing. Genie's search for him leads her to Rodrigues, their island of origin and for her brother Paul, the only place he ever felt at home.
Soobramanien, Natasha: - Natasha Soobramanien was born and grew up in London, but also lived for a time in both Hong Kong and Hastings. She currently lives in London. She studied English at the University of Hull and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. She stayed on after her MA to do a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing, for which she submitted an early draft of Genie and Paul (Myriad, 2012), a retelling (or 'cannibalistic translation') of the French eighteenth-century classic Paul et Virginie by Bernardin de Saint Pierre. While at UEA, Soobramanien met fellow writer Luke Williams, to whose debut novel The Echo Chamber she contributed two chapters. Her contribution was well-received: the Guardian described it as 'quirky, aggressive, funny, demotic... a rollicking read', while the New York Times praised its 'ebullience and erotic fizz', and the Sunday Times named both Soobramanien and Williams 'talented writers to watch'. The novel went on to win the 2011 Saltire Award for Best First Book. The two writers are now collaborating on a novel, Diego Garcia, which tells the history of the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago, from its origins in myth to its present status as a British colony, US military base and appropriated homeland of the Chagossian Islanders.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781908434173 |
| ISBN 10 | 1908434171 |
| Title | Genie and Paul |
| Author | Natasha Soobramanien |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Myriad Editions |
| Year published | 2012-08-16 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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