One Mad Bid for FreedomA Widly Hilarious Yet Ultimately Poignant Novel By Sri Lanka`S Finest Living English Language Novelist. |
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Page 44
... faithful of Korala was not one bit less glorious . When the faithful of Korala were on the march there was nothing like it in the world ; their fervour was something to behold . It was like when the Con- gregationalists sang hosannas ...
... faithful of Korala was not one bit less glorious . When the faithful of Korala were on the march there was nothing like it in the world ; their fervour was something to behold . It was like when the Con- gregationalists sang hosannas ...
Page 45
... faithful marched in procession , each group in its own private direction , towards its own secret goal , it was as great as when Lenin and Stalin dedicated their revolution to the common man — that poor bastard , the common man , you ...
... faithful marched in procession , each group in its own private direction , towards its own secret goal , it was as great as when Lenin and Stalin dedicated their revolution to the common man — that poor bastard , the common man , you ...
Page 47
... faithful followers of the saviour had re - enacted that last memorable supper . But , for Korala's friends , things did not always go as smoothly as it did for communicants breaking bread and drinking wine at the communion altar . It ...
... faithful followers of the saviour had re - enacted that last memorable supper . But , for Korala's friends , things did not always go as smoothly as it did for communicants breaking bread and drinking wine at the communion altar . It ...
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