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When memory dies
By A. Sivanandan
A three-generational novel of a Sri Lankan family's search for coherence and continuity in a country broken by colonial occupation and riven by ethnic wars.
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Saha looks for that coherence in a return to traditional values, Rajan in a quest for modernity that takes him to the mother country, and Vijay in a fight for socialism that ends in terror. But through the travail of their lives emerges the possibility of another future.
- Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize
- Winner of the Saggitarius Prize
'Haunting with an immense tenderness. The extraordinary poetic tact of this book makes it unforgettable.' John Berger
412pp., ISBN 1 900850 01X, 1997, ARCADIA BOOKS The Institute of Race Relations is precluded from expressing a corporate view: any opinions expressed are therefore those of the authors.Related links
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