Plastic Emotions by Shiromi Pinto

Plastic Emotions by Shiromi Pinto

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Plastic Emotions is a novel based on the true life story of Minnette de Silva - forgotten feminist icon and the first female Sri Lankan architect. Pinto paints a complex picture of de Silva, charting her affair with Swiss modernist Le Corbusier and her efforts to build a post-independent Sri Lanka heading for political and religious turmoil.

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Plastic Emotions by Shiromi Pinto

Plastic Emotions is a novel based on the true life story of Minnette de Silva - forgotten feminist icon and the first female Sri Lankan architect. Pinto paints a complex picture of de Silva, charting her affair with Swiss modernist Le Corbusier and her efforts to build a post-independent Sri Lanka heading for political and religious turmoil.
Shiromi Pinto's debut, Trussed, was published by Serpent's Tail in 2006. She has written short stories for BBC Radio 4, the Victoria & Albert Museum and opendemocracy.net. Born in London and raised in Montreal, she works full-time at Amnesty International in London.
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ISBN 13 9781910312315
ISBN 10 1910312312
Title Plastic Emotions
Author Shiromi Pinto
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Influx Press
Year published 2019-07-11
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.