大象传媒

Sri Lanka, 1962: Triton, a young boy, goes to work for obsessive marine biologist, 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 in seven parts by Brian Miller.

Producer: Rosemary Watts

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in February 1996.