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 29
... walked out into the compound . Mahadev was lighting a cigarette and offered him one . Sahadevan in- dicated that he did not smoke . They walked in silence past the plantain trees and the dying hibiscus that had suddenly bloomed , 29 BOOK ...
... walked out into the compound . Mahadev was lighting a cigarette and offered him one . Sahadevan in- dicated that he did not smoke . They walked in silence past the plantain trees and the dying hibiscus that had suddenly bloomed , 29 BOOK ...
Page 65
... walked through the park towards the exit . The sun was out now , but arrived weak and damp through the dripping leaves of the trees . ' How was it then ? ' asked Tissa enthusiastically . ' Fine . ' ' Fine ? That's all you can say ...
... walked through the park towards the exit . The sun was out now , but arrived weak and damp through the dripping leaves of the trees . ' How was it then ? ' asked Tissa enthusiastically . ' Fine . ' ' Fine ? That's all you can say ...
Page 363
... walked to the one window in the room , but it was barred and covered with gunny sack and he could not see out . He took the papers he had in his pocket and tried to read them , but the light from the yellowed bulb set high on the ...
... walked to the one window in the room , but it was barred and covered with gunny sack and he could not see out . He took the papers he had in his pocket and tried to read them , but the light from the yellowed bulb set high on the ...
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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