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 166
... Kanniah is coming - come with him . ' But if I thought I was going to have a quiet discussion with Lal and Kanniah that Sunday , I was disappointed . There were people going in and out of Lal's house the whole time , and Lal himself was ...
... Kanniah is coming - come with him . ' But if I thought I was going to have a quiet discussion with Lal and Kanniah that Sunday , I was disappointed . There were people going in and out of Lal's house the whole time , and Lal himself was ...
Page 168
... Kanniah's . ' ' No , ' his sister remonstrated . ' Can't be . Kanniah is a Kandy man , ' and she laughed a merry tinkle . ' Putha , ' Lal's mother called in Sinhalese . ' Do you want more tea ? ' ' No , amma , ' Lal shouted back ...
... Kanniah's . ' ' No , ' his sister remonstrated . ' Can't be . Kanniah is a Kandy man , ' and she laughed a merry tinkle . ' Putha , ' Lal's mother called in Sinhalese . ' Do you want more tea ? ' ' No , amma , ' Lal shouted back ...
Page 172
... Kanniah bit out . ' Our so - called ministers connived with them of course . But that was in 1947 , before in ... Kanniah nodded . I went up to Lal and put my hand on his shoulder . ' I am sorry Lal , I did not know . ' Lal just nodded ...
... Kanniah bit out . ' Our so - called ministers connived with them of course . But that was in 1947 , before in ... Kanniah nodded . I went up to Lal and put my hand on his shoulder . ' I am sorry Lal , I did not know . ' Lal just nodded ...
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