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 47
... told Anna , ' Good thing told Eric not to come . If saw this he put the bolt and won't come back . ' ' Hoooooo ! Hoooooooo ! ' Cecilprins said : ' One more hoo from you and I give you hoo . See to that fellow and tell to stay and eat ...
... told Anna , ' Good thing told Eric not to come . If saw this he put the bolt and won't come back . ' ' Hoooooo ! Hoooooooo ! ' Cecilprins said : ' One more hoo from you and I give you hoo . See to that fellow and tell to stay and eat ...
Page 67
... told to bring along his handcart . Into this Viva's belongings were unceremoniously dumped and the man was told to go to wherever the chosen son of Heaven wished him to go . To Opel's of course , to a storming malevolent Ludwick , who ...
... told to bring along his handcart . Into this Viva's belongings were unceremoniously dumped and the man was told to go to wherever the chosen son of Heaven wished him to go . To Opel's of course , to a storming malevolent Ludwick , who ...
Page 145
... told Sonnaboy : ' There they coming . S.M. told to tell the front door close and our boys ready . ' Meanwhile the eager writ - servers were in earnest conversation with Thilainathan . Apparently there was a problem . Pith Hat said he ...
... told Sonnaboy : ' There they coming . S.M. told to tell the front door close and our boys ready . ' Meanwhile the eager writ - servers were in earnest conversation with Thilainathan . Apparently there was a problem . Pith Hat said he ...
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Anna baby beef Beryl bloody Bloss bottle bring British brothers brought buggers Burgher cake called Carloboy carried Cecilprins child Christmas church Colombo Colontota coming considered course court daughter door drink eggs Elaine Elsie Elva Eric everything eyes face Father fellow Florrie fruit gate gave George getting girl give hand head Iris keep kitchen knew lady Lane Leah legs letter listen live look Lord Mama manner marry Maudiegirl months morning mother moved never never mind nice night nodded Opel Papa poor railway road shouting Sinhalese Sonnaboy sort sure talk tell thing thought told took Totoboy tree turned Viva wait wedding whole wife woman write