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. |
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Page 39
Her English broke down at that point and she turned to her husband. 'You tell. . . .'
'Crowbar,' explained S.W. 'They broke both my legs the day before the strike,
some of the bosses' men, with a crowbar, not udhalla.' 'But that's another story,' ...
Her English broke down at that point and she turned to her husband. 'You tell. . . .'
'Crowbar,' explained S.W. 'They broke both my legs the day before the strike,
some of the bosses' men, with a crowbar, not udhalla.' 'But that's another story,' ...
Page 54
He broke off and picked up a magazine from a pile on the floor. 'Now, Saha, have
a look at this,' and he held out a copy of The Buddhist. 'It was edited by a
Christian you know, a Burgher who fought all his life against missionary
education.
He broke off and picked up a magazine from a pile on the floor. 'Now, Saha, have
a look at this,' and he held out a copy of The Buddhist. 'It was edited by a
Christian you know, a Burgher who fought all his life against missionary
education.
Page 61
Para stopped by a rambutan seller. He had never seen the fruit before. 'What is
that?' he asked his brother, making a wry face at the hairy, red balls dangling
from stalks. 'Eat and see,' replied Saha, buying him a bunch. Para broke the thin
skin ...
Para stopped by a rambutan seller. He had never seen the fruit before. 'What is
that?' he asked his brother, making a wry face at the hairy, red balls dangling
from stalks. 'Eat and see,' replied Saha, buying him a bunch. Para broke the thin
skin ...
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| Title | When memory dies |
| Author | Ambalavaner Sivanandan |
| Edition | 3, reprint |
| Publisher | Arcadia Books, 1997 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 15 Jun 2010 |
| Length | 411 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / General Fiction / Historical Fiction / Sagas Imperialism Imperialism/ Fiction Sri Lanka |
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