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 71
... voice an octave higher . " That is not what I said . That's too black and white . You have it all there in my evi- dence . I have nothing more to say to you . I am leaving . ' And he walked out of the chamber . On the following day ...
... voice an octave higher . " That is not what I said . That's too black and white . You have it all there in my evi- dence . I have nothing more to say to you . I am leaving . ' And he walked out of the chamber . On the following day ...
Page 111
... voice had put aside the loudspeaker . " The strike is over . The Colonial Secretary and I have come to an agreement ... voice rose angrily . " The bas- tard , the bastard ... Oh no . ' His voice fell away with a moan . ' Oh Sultan , I am ...
... voice had put aside the loudspeaker . " The strike is over . The Colonial Secretary and I have come to an agreement ... voice rose angrily . " The bas- tard , the bastard ... Oh no . ' His voice fell away with a moan . ' Oh Sultan , I am ...
Page 397
... voice came out of it , saying : ' go round the back ' . Vijay thanked the bundle , but could find no way to the back except through the side entrance of the next house , which was also boarded up , its garden overgrown with weeds ...
... voice came out of it , saying : ' go round the back ' . Vijay thanked the bundle , but could find no way to the back except through the side entrance of the next house , which was also boarded up , its garden overgrown with weeds ...
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