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 211
... Jaffna , anyway , ' observed Lali . ' People are much nicer there . ' And when I looked questioningly at her , she ex- plained that she had spent a few days in Jaffna town some time ago . Her cousin Vinitha was senior matron at the ...
... Jaffna , anyway , ' observed Lali . ' People are much nicer there . ' And when I looked questioningly at her , she ex- plained that she had spent a few days in Jaffna town some time ago . Her cousin Vinitha was senior matron at the ...
Page 306
... Jaffna and , bloody hell , you are virtually a Tamil yourself , ' he guffawed . ' And the Boys re- fuse to speak Sinhala or English even when they can . ' ' Besides it will be good to talk to them directly and not through Na- desan , if ...
... Jaffna and , bloody hell , you are virtually a Tamil yourself , ' he guffawed . ' And the Boys re- fuse to speak Sinhala or English even when they can . ' ' Besides it will be good to talk to them directly and not through Na- desan , if ...
Page 396
... Jaffna , ' exclaimed Meena , seated at a window . Vijay , stand- ing beside her , craned his neck forward and , seeing the craters on the road and the blasted buildings , remarked that it had been Jaffna . " The people look happy ...
... Jaffna , ' exclaimed Meena , seated at a window . Vijay , stand- ing beside her , craned his neck forward and , seeing the craters on the road and the blasted buildings , remarked that it had been Jaffna . " The people look happy ...
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