Sivanandan, A.
When Memory Dies
- ISBN 13:
- 9781905147595
- author:
- Sivanandan, A.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Arcadia Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2007
- Pages:
- 600
- Dimensions:
- 130mm X 197mm
- Genre:
- General & Literary Fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A 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. Through the viewpoints of three generations, A. Sivanandan explores a culture destroyed first by colonization, then through the ethnic divisions that are released when the country achieves independence. The family must balance love for one another with a deep love of their homeland, all while struggling to survive in poverty. This beautifully told story evokes a compelling and very human tale of a lost country, unrelenting in its devotion to truth. The work also supplies a rich historic background to the often underreported news accounts of the massacres and upheavals in Sri Lanka. Winner of the Sagittarius Prize, shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
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