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 27
... workers in the government factory , the harbour workers and even workers in Brown's and Walker's . ' ' And ? ' Saha was not sure , but S. W. , he thought , sounded disinterested . ' Oh , he got on very well with them . ' Tissa went on ...
... workers in the government factory , the harbour workers and even workers in Brown's and Walker's . ' ' And ? ' Saha was not sure , but S. W. , he thought , sounded disinterested . ' Oh , he got on very well with them . ' Tissa went on ...
Page 81
... workers and had received the Indian National Congress leaders , B.G. Tilak and Sarojini Naidoo , when they had visited Ceylon some months earlier . The Indian freedom fighters , Goonesinha had told them , pointed the way to Ceylon's ...
... workers and had received the Indian National Congress leaders , B.G. Tilak and Sarojini Naidoo , when they had visited Ceylon some months earlier . The Indian freedom fighters , Goonesinha had told them , pointed the way to Ceylon's ...
Page 184
... workers , mill hands , factory workers - Dockyard David had been involved in one indefatigable role or another . Whatever Lal's dif- ferences with him now , there was no doubt about the regard in which Lal held him . ' Our party did ...
... workers , mill hands , factory workers - Dockyard David had been involved in one indefatigable role or another . Whatever Lal's dif- ferences with him now , there was no doubt about the regard in which Lal held him . ' Our party did ...
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Anuradhapura anyway arrack asked Auntie Bandara began broke brother Buddhist Ceylon chair Chitra Colombo coolies course Damayanthi Devi Dhana doctor door eyes face father felt Fonny Gamini girl gone Goonesinha grandfather hand happened hartal head heard Jaffna Kanniah kitchen knew Kurunegala Labour Lal's Lali land laughed leave Leela lived looked Mahadev Manel married Meena morning mother muttered Nadesan never night nodded Nuwara Eliya palmyrah Pandyan party perhaps rain Rajan Ravi remember replied Saha Sahadevan Sandilipay Sanji Sarath sarong Sellamma shook shouted Sinhala Sinhalese sister smiled stopped strike suddenly talk Tamil teacher tell things thought Tissa told took trying turned Uncle Gnanam Uncle Lal Uncle Para Vijay Vijay's village voice waiting walked What's wife workers Yogi