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 63
... began to get bored and restless . Some got up and moved around . A few began to heckle the last speaker , who was particularly long - winded . The meet- ing had gone on for over an hour and there was still no sign of Goonesin- ha ...
... began to get bored and restless . Some got up and moved around . A few began to heckle the last speaker , who was particularly long - winded . The meet- ing had gone on for over an hour and there was still no sign of Goonesin- ha ...
Page 68
... began to fold up . The drift back to work began with the commercial firms and soon spread to the docks and railways . The strike ended the following week , in unconditional sur- render , leaving the acrid smell of burnt ambitions in the ...
... began to fold up . The drift back to work began with the commercial firms and soon spread to the docks and railways . The strike ended the following week , in unconditional sur- render , leaving the acrid smell of burnt ambitions in the ...
Page 222
... began to speak , it was from a distance still . " That's not what Uncle Para thinks . ' So ... ' That's the funny thing about Uncle Para , you know . ' She was ad- dressing me now . ' You know how he hates Banda's guts , but suddenly ...
... began to speak , it was from a distance still . " That's not what Uncle Para thinks . ' So ... ' That's the funny thing about Uncle Para , you know . ' She was ad- dressing me now . ' You know how he hates Banda's guts , but suddenly ...
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answer asked become began better broke brother brought called chair Colombo coming course doctor don't door everything eyes face father feel felt gave getting girl give gone grandfather hand happened head heard Jaffna kitchen knew Lali land laughed leave lived looked Manel married matter mean Meena mind morning mother moved needed never night once Para party passed perhaps play remember replied returned round Saha Sahadevan Sanji Sarath seemed seen side Sinhalese sister smiled stopped strike suddenly taken talk Tamil tell things thought Tissa told took tried trying turned Uncle Vijay village voice waiting walked whole wife workers Yogi