Mohanraj, Mary Ann. Bodies in motion. New York : Harper Collins Publishers, 2005.This is a collection of twenty stories and most of them span the 20th century concerning several Sri Lankan families. The stories cover the distress caused by being exile and the breaking down of tradition.
It is a family saga covering several generations and how lives of many are inter woven.
The story opens with a couple’s decision to let their brilliant daughter Shanthi pursue her studies in Oxford. The family is already in crisis mode after their eldest daughter’s marriage failed as she returned home due to domestic violence. Shanthi emerges 16 years later in “The Princess in the Forest,” married to a University of Chicago professor, who is unfaithful to her. And so the saga continues with the introduction of Shanthi’s daughter and her pursuits in life. The story reveals the racial tensions in Sri Lanka and how the lives of many are caught up in it.
Mary Anne Mohanrah was born in Sri Lanka and raised in the US. She has a very illustrious academic career and several years of teaching English in numerous acedemic institutions. Her novel Bodies in motion, received an honourable mention from the 2007 Asian American Literary Awards and was named in USA Today Notable Book journal. Her other tow collections are: Torn shapes of desire and Silence of the word.
The story opens with a couple’s decision to let their brilliant daughter Shanthi pursue her studies in Oxford. The family is already in crisis mode after their eldest daughter’s marriage failed as she returned home due to domestic violence. Shanthi emerges 16 years later in “The Princess in the Forest,” married to a University of Chicago professor, who is unfaithful to her. And so the saga continues with the introduction of Shanthi’s daughter and her pursuits in life. The story reveals the racial tensions in Sri Lanka and how the lives of many are caught up in it.
Mary Anne Mohanrah was born in Sri Lanka and raised in the US. She has a very illustrious academic career and several years of teaching English in numerous acedemic institutions. Her novel Bodies in motion, received an honourable mention from the 2007 Asian American Literary Awards and was named in USA Today Notable Book journal. Her other tow collections are: Torn shapes of desire and Silence of the word.
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