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 205
... Tamil , ' I declared , whether out of honesty or a sense of bitterness I was not sure , but my Sinhala must have impressed him . ' Better , better , ' he rejoined in Tamil , ' that makes for two sane persons , you and me , ' and he ...
... Tamil , ' I declared , whether out of honesty or a sense of bitterness I was not sure , but my Sinhala must have impressed him . ' Better , better , ' he rejoined in Tamil , ' that makes for two sane persons , you and me , ' and he ...
Page 254
... Tamils for that matter , were a fifth column . Vijay had opposed the view vehe- mently and was accused , in the ensuing row , of having been fathered by a Tamil . Pathirana , it was alleged , was not his real name though that was how it ...
... Tamils for that matter , were a fifth column . Vijay had opposed the view vehe- mently and was accused , in the ensuing row , of having been fathered by a Tamil . Pathirana , it was alleged , was not his real name though that was how it ...
Page 306
... Tamil like a native , you have people in 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 ...
... Tamil like a native , you have people in 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 ...
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