Cereus Blooms at Night

Shani Mootoo was born in Ireland and grew up in Trinidad. Her writing has appeared in many anthologies, and her first collections of short fiction, Out On Main Street, was published to enthusiastic reviews in 1993. She is also a multimedia visual artist and video-maker whose paintings and photo-based works have been exhibited internationally. She is currently a contributing editor for CBC Radio’s “This Morning.”

Cereus Blooms at Night is her much acclaimed first novel. It has been published in the U.S., the U.K., Holland, and Germany, as well as other countries.

Shani Mootoo divides her time between Vancouver, B.C., and New York City. She is at work on her next novel.