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 55
... told him of the epic heroes of the Mahabarata , as he trotted along beside him on their monthly trips to market . Except that the things that S.W. told of were everyday things and the men everyday men , more real , more substantial ...
... told him of the epic heroes of the Mahabarata , as he trotted along beside him on their monthly trips to market . Except that the things that S.W. told of were everyday things and the men everyday men , more real , more substantial ...
Page 57
... told S.W. bluntly on his return home from work one evening ; he was taken aback by the old man's reaction . Strike ? In the railways ? His own backyard ? And he knew nothing about it ? He was angry and hurt , and had difficulty in ...
... told S.W. bluntly on his return home from work one evening ; he was taken aback by the old man's reaction . Strike ? In the railways ? His own backyard ? And he knew nothing about it ? He was angry and hurt , and had difficulty in ...
Page 58
... told no one about it either , till Saha , coming home from work one evening , found her doubled up in pain , and sent for the doctor . But all the doctor would say to him was that she needed to go to hospital for further exam- ination ...
... told no one about it either , till Saha , coming home from work one evening , found her doubled up in pain , and sent for the doctor . But all the doctor would say to him was that she needed to go to hospital for further exam- ination ...
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