Rice Boy

By (author): Sunil Kuruvilla

When Tina’s cousin Tommy arrives on a visit from Canada, the two form a bond and open each other’s eyes to a wider world—with life-changing consequences. Penetrating to the heart of the immigrant experience, this award-winning drama explores universal themes of love, loss, and the nature of identity.

AUTHOR

Sunil Kuruvilla

Sunil Kuruvilla has developed his plays at such theatres as New York Theatre Workshop, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Portland Centre Stage. He has received commissions from the Joseph Papp Public Theatre, The Wilma Theater, and South Coast Repertory. The Canada Council and the Ontario Arts Council have generously and steadily supported his work. Kuruvilla has also written screenplays for CTV and Showtime. He has a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of Windsor and a master’s degree in playwriting from the Yale School of Drama.

Reviews

“a witty, cross-cultural script…particularly charming in it presentation of a contemporary Indian family, its exoticism viewed with real affection and presented with real romance…. A lovely fairy-tale-like story.” —The New York Times
“Kuruvilla is the continent’s hot new playwright.” —Globe and Mail
“A thoughtful, touching semi-autobiographical study of displacement and loss.” —The Hollywood Reporter

Awards

  • Governor General’s Literary Award 2003, Short-listed
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    Details

    Dimensions:

    136 Pages
    8.38in * 5.43in * .40in
    200.00gr

    Published:

    September 01, 2009

    ISBN:

    9780887549014

    Book Subjects:

    DRAMA / Canadian

    Language:

    eng

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