The Jam Fruit TreeWinner of the Gratiean Memorial Prize for the best work in English Literature by a Sri Lankan for 1993 Hilarious, affectionate, candid and moving, this is the story of the Burghers of Sri Lanka... Who are the Burghers? Descended from the Dutch, the Portuguese, the British and other foreigners who arrived in the island-nation of Sri Lanka (and 'mingled' with the local inhabitants), the Burghers often stand out because of their curiously mixed features-grey eyes in an otherwise Dravid face, for instance.... A handsome and guileless people, the Burghers have always lived it up, forever willing to 'put a party'. Carl Muller, a Burgher himself, writes in this quasi-fictional, engaging biography of the lives of his people; they emerge, at the end of his story, as a race of fun-loving, hardy people, much like the jam fruit tree which simply refuses to be contained or destroyed. |
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Page 54
... drink . Only my father . But he won't drink for anybody to see . You can call him quietly to the back and give a drink if you like . ' Cecilprins was not impressed by Colontota senior's drinking habit . He was thinking of the side of ...
... drink . Only my father . But he won't drink for anybody to see . You can call him quietly to the back and give a drink if you like . ' Cecilprins was not impressed by Colontota senior's drinking habit . He was thinking of the side of ...
Page 57
... drink and do . Can see , no ? Even my mama say can't with Papa . Only last week she telling that she tired of going ... drinks had begun to circulate with a vengeance and Colontota senior had made several trips to the back room where ...
... drink and do . Can see , no ? Even my mama say can't with Papa . Only last week she telling that she tired of going ... drinks had begun to circulate with a vengeance and Colontota senior had made several trips to the back room where ...
Page 189
... drink and no harm ' . Bottles emptied with unbelievable swiftness and Cecilprins strolled in the garden and insisted that the lounger be put in the shade of the large sapodilla tree so that he could relax there . He had had three ...
... drink and no harm ' . Bottles emptied with unbelievable swiftness and Cecilprins strolled in the garden and insisted that the lounger be put in the shade of the large sapodilla tree so that he could relax there . He had had three ...
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