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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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