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 63
... Goonesinha ascended the platform . The crowd began to cheer . Mr Goonesinha held up his hand in salutation . Saha and Para looked at each other : neither was impressed by the looks of the man . He was short and squat and hefty , with a ...
... Goonesinha ascended the platform . The crowd began to cheer . Mr Goonesinha held up his hand in salutation . Saha and Para looked at each other : neither was impressed by the looks of the man . He was short and squat and hefty , with a ...
Page 81
... Goonesinha . Besides , Goonesinha , as Saha cynically pointed out , was in a pro - Indian mood . He was working very closely with Iyer to set up a union for the plant- ation workers and had received the Indian National Congress leaders ...
... Goonesinha . Besides , Goonesinha , as Saha cynically pointed out , was in a pro - Indian mood . He was working very closely with Iyer to set up a union for the plant- ation workers and had received the Indian National Congress leaders ...
Page 146
... Goonesinha and the Labour Party , they had abandoned the cause of the workers long ago . Goonesinha him- self was content to sit in the State Council or to drive around in his chauffeur - driven ' limousine ' ( my father dwelt on the ...
... Goonesinha and the Labour Party , they had abandoned the cause of the workers long ago . Goonesinha him- self was content to sit in the State Council or to drive around in his chauffeur - driven ' limousine ' ( my father dwelt on the ...
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