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 172
... nodded . I went up to Lal and put my hand on his shoulder . ' I am sorry Lal , I did not know . ' Lal just nodded , still looking out on to the road . I returned to my seat beside Kanniah . ' He must have been in the front line , ' I ...
... nodded . I went up to Lal and put my hand on his shoulder . ' I am sorry Lal , I did not know . ' Lal just nodded , still looking out on to the road . I returned to my seat beside Kanniah . ' He must have been in the front line , ' I ...
Page 358
... nodded . would have known anyway . ' ' After all this time ? After all that has happened ? ' Meena nodded again . ' If you know me that well = ' No Vijay , please , I can't bear it . ' ' Oh Meena . ' ' Go now , my dear . ' He left . 14 ...
... nodded . would have known anyway . ' ' After all this time ? After all that has happened ? ' Meena nodded again . ' If you know me that well = ' No Vijay , please , I can't bear it . ' ' Oh Meena . ' ' Go now , my dear . ' He left . 14 ...
Page 408
... nodded and examined his pass again . Everything was in order . Yogi himself had signed it . The officer who took his pass asked him a few questions in Tamil and , when Vijay answered back fluently , he smiled and waved them on . But a ...
... nodded and examined his pass again . Everything was in order . Yogi himself had signed it . The officer who took his pass asked him a few questions in Tamil and , when Vijay answered back fluently , he smiled and waved them on . But a ...
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