When Memory DiesA powerful three-generational saga of a Sri Lankan family's search for coherence and continuity in a country broken by colonial occupation and riven by ethnic wars. Winner of the Sagittarius Prize. Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize |
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Page 54
... Ceylon Review . ' Uncle , ' he exclaimed excitedly , ' Here's something by Dr Pinto , Lisboa Pinto , the man Brother Joseph used to tell us about . Lisboa , that's a funny name . ' ' Goan , from Goa , ' explained S.W. ' Roman Catholic ...
... Ceylon Review . ' Uncle , ' he exclaimed excitedly , ' Here's something by Dr Pinto , Lisboa Pinto , the man Brother Joseph used to tell us about . Lisboa , that's a funny name . ' ' Goan , from Goa , ' explained S.W. ' Roman Catholic ...
Page 81
... Ceylon some months earlier . The Indian freedom fighters , Goonesinha had told them , pointed the way to Ceylon's fight for independence , and the two coun- tries should work in harness . Tissa was certain that the Chief would look into ...
... Ceylon some months earlier . The Indian freedom fighters , Goonesinha had told them , pointed the way to Ceylon's fight for independence , and the two coun- tries should work in harness . Tissa was certain that the Chief would look into ...
Page 206
... Ceylon that Ceylon must preserve Sinhala . ' Visvappa's mouth fell open . ' And it is people like you , ' my father went on relent- lessly , ' so - called learned people - oh , they are among the Sinhalese too , make no mistake , people ...
... Ceylon that Ceylon must preserve Sinhala . ' Visvappa's mouth fell open . ' And it is people like you , ' my father went on relent- lessly , ' so - called learned people - oh , they are among the Sinhalese too , make no mistake , people ...
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