Cereus Blooms at Night
  • Published: 15 February 2022
  • ISBN: 9780771001116
  • Imprint: RH US Audio Adult
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $23.00

Cereus Blooms at Night

The Booker-Longlisted Queer Classic

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22 Aug 2023
Audiobook
15 Feb 2022
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A phenomenal modern classic, new to the Vintage Classics list, for readers both long-standing and new. Through dialogue and flashback we learn of the colonialism and racism, love and envy, trauma and rewilding that have shaped our extraordinary protagonist: Mala Ramchandin.

FINALIST FOR THE GILLER PRIZE
FINALIST FOR THE ETHEL WILSON FICTION PRIZE

Bold and lyrical, sensual and highly charged, Cereus Blooms at Night is the beautifully written, sensational first novel by Shani Mootoo, one of Canada’s most exciting literary voices.
     At the core of this haunting multi-generational novel are the shifting faces of Mala—adventurer and protector, recluse, and madwoman. Told by the engaging voice of Tyler, Mala’s vivacious male caretaker at the Paradise Alms House, Cereus Blooms at Night is layered with unforgettable scenes of a world where love and treachery collide.
  • Published: 15 February 2022
  • ISBN: 9780771001116
  • Imprint: RH US Audio Adult
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $23.00
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About the author

Shani Mootoo

Shani Mootoo was born in Ireland and grew up in Trinidad. Her debut novel Cereus Blooms at Night was a finalist for the Giller Prize and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, as well as being a text studied in universities across the world. She is the author of several other works, the most recent of which Polar Vortex, was also a finalist for the Giller Prize. A filmmaker and visual artist, she has written and directed several videos; her paintings and photo-based works are exhibited internationally. She lives in Toronto, Canada.

portrait photo of Shani Mootoo