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 148
... happened , what happened ? ' I kept breaking in . ' He got sacked , that's what happened , ' he replied , trying to control himself . ' He got kicked out of home , that's what happened . ' Another peal of laughter . ' And all because of ...
... happened , what happened ? ' I kept breaking in . ' He got sacked , that's what happened , ' he replied , trying to control himself . ' He got kicked out of home , that's what happened . ' Another peal of laughter . ' And all because of ...
Page 351
... happened . ' When Lal had finished his story , Ruben hopped from one foot to an- other in anger . He was a tall , thin stick of a man , and his gyrations brought a smile to Lal's face . ' I know that man , doctor , and I'll get him for ...
... happened . ' When Lal had finished his story , Ruben hopped from one foot to an- other in anger . He was a tall , thin stick of a man , and his gyrations brought a smile to Lal's face . ' I know that man , doctor , and I'll get him for ...
Page 356
... happened to your friend , doctor , that's what happened to that good man . ' How he and Meena had managed to escape was a miracle . They had stumbled , beaten and bloody , into the jungle and had wandered through it for days , before ...
... happened to your friend , doctor , that's what happened to that good man . ' How he and Meena had managed to escape was a miracle . They had stumbled , beaten and bloody , into the jungle and had wandered through it for days , before ...
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