Shani Mootoo

“Street sweepers were pulling their wide brooms down the road and the swish of their brooms filtered through the tail-end of her…

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“Finally, nausea at my own ballooning sense of self wore me down and I slept. (17)”

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“Shafts of dusty light broke through the branches of the pomerac tree outside the open window. Pohpoh stared at the glittery dust…

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“When Pohpoh unlatched the window above the enamel sink, yellow light sliced through the opening, hauling in a cold, fresh morning draught.”

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“Lavina loved the freedom and wildness in Sarah's garden, so unlike her mother's well- ordered, colour- coordinated beds. (53)”

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“Behind the flattery, the edge of mockery was plain to anyone who must, as a matter of survival, learn to detect it.…

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“I wonder at how many of us, feeling unsafe and unprotected, either end up running far away from everything we know and…

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“Chandin found that a straight-back upholstered chair had come to be marked as his. Although it was only a physical place, the…

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“...your name repeats itself mantra-like in my head. At night I fall asleep clinging to the hope that you are happy and…

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“Somehow you don't question things until you come face to face with the person and suddenly- suddenly you realize that behind all…

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“The fear of discovering his anger towards his father made his body shake.”

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“Mala faced her wall of faded cereus blooms. She was content. Oblivious to the dew that drizzled from the mudra, she rocked…

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“I brought my face inches away from hers and whispered, 'If I were strapped like that, I would hate it, too.' And…

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