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 105
... party , the Labour Party ; and then the Party has the power to help them . ' He looked triumphantly at Saha , as though he had brought some abstruse problem in logic to a suc- cessful conclusion . Saha looked at Tissa's self - satisfied ...
... party , the Labour Party ; and then the Party has the power to help them . ' He looked triumphantly at Saha , as though he had brought some abstruse problem in logic to a suc- cessful conclusion . Saha looked at Tissa's self - satisfied ...
Page 183
... party to make his cri- ticisms more ' constructive ' . It looked as though he was beginning to doubt the move . ' How are you , comrade ? ' a middle - aged man in a red shirt and sarong greeted Lal in Sinhalese , rising from the next ...
... party to make his cri- ticisms more ' constructive ' . It looked as though he was beginning to doubt the move . ' How are you , comrade ? ' a middle - aged man in a red shirt and sarong greeted Lal in Sinhalese , rising from the next ...
Page 184
... party had been founded in 1935 David , who was then working in the Colombo docks , had helped to form the LSSP union there . And in the strikes that the party had led in the following years - laundrymen , transport workers , mill hands ...
... party had been founded in 1935 David , who was then working in the Colombo docks , had helped to form the LSSP union there . And in the strikes that the party had led in the following years - laundrymen , transport workers , mill hands ...
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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