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 165
... Rajan . I was hoping to see you . ' He fetched his bike from the cycle shed and joined me . ' Hema is a good friend of mine , ' he explained unnecessarily . ' So , what are you doing about the hartal ? ' he asked . ' Hartal ? What ...
... Rajan . I was hoping to see you . ' He fetched his bike from the cycle shed and joined me . ' Hema is a good friend of mine , ' he explained unnecessarily . ' So , what are you doing about the hartal ? ' he asked . ' Hartal ? What ...
Page 168
... Rajan speaks Sinha- lese , as good as 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 ...
... Rajan speaks Sinha- lese , as good as 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 ...
Page 196
... Rajan , ' I could hear her say in that soft slow drawl of hers , caressing me around my name . ' Rajan ? ' I heard it now behind me , and turning , saw her framed against the bedroom door , a baby in her arms . ' How are you Rajan ...
... Rajan , ' I could hear her say in that soft slow drawl of hers , caressing me around my name . ' Rajan ? ' I heard it now behind me , and turning , saw her framed against the bedroom door , a baby in her arms . ' How are you Rajan ...
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