Back in post-colonial Sri Lanka, Triton discovers that all is not well between Miss Nili and Mr Salgado.

Read by Shiv Grewal.

Romesh Gunesekera's first novel reveals a world of love and illusion, dreams of exile and return, seen through the eyes of a young boy, taken into employment by an eminent marine biologist.

Abridged by Brian Miller.

Producer: Rosemary Watts

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996. Show less