A book written by Lokesh Ghai with illustrations by Julia Raath.
Amanda Ravetz describes The Colour of Plum.
This gem-like book illuminates with sharp colour and dark humour Lokesh Ghai's student pilgrimage to a foreign land, in a temporary home, shared with international housemates, human social and cultural negotiations are silently witnessed by animate household objects.
Sumptuous illustrations by Julia Raath provide the perfect counterpoint to Ghai's bitter-sweet lyrical prose. An artists' book that deserves to be savoured.
