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 322
... Nadesan's family . Nadesan himself had just returned from a chore ' in town ' and was quiet , but Chitra , his wife , was quite garrulous . Perhaps they took it in turns to talk , or maybe she was on the night - shift , Vijay chuckled ...
... Nadesan's family . Nadesan himself had just returned from a chore ' in town ' and was quiet , but Chitra , his wife , was quite garrulous . Perhaps they took it in turns to talk , or maybe she was on the night - shift , Vijay chuckled ...
Page 398
... Nadesan was lying on a bed in a corner , his face wreathed in smiles . ' Oh , Vijay , my boy , how lovely to see you . ' He stretched out his withered arms to Vijay and , as Vijay went up to the bed , he saw there was nothing beneath ...
... Nadesan was lying on a bed in a corner , his face wreathed in smiles . ' Oh , Vijay , my boy , how lovely to see you . ' He stretched out his withered arms to Vijay and , as Vijay went up to the bed , he saw there was nothing beneath ...
Page 400
... Nadesan , were war - wounded guerrillas who acted as the eyes and ears of Life . Sanji remarked that he had seen a ... Nadesan . " The curfew - ' ' I don't know that I have a job to go back to . ' ' And your wife ? ' Sanji stood up to ...
... Nadesan , were war - wounded guerrillas who acted as the eyes and ears of Life . Sanji remarked that he had seen a ... Nadesan . " The curfew - ' ' I don't know that I have a job to go back to . ' ' And your wife ? ' Sanji stood up to ...
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