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When Memory Dies is a three-generational novel of a Sri Lankan families search for coherence and continuity in a country broken bt colonial occupation and riven by ethnic wars.
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"A brilliant and moving first novel." -- "Times Literary Supplement"
"A brilliant and moving first novel." --"Times Literary Supplement"
"This rich novel, peopled with unforgettable heroines and heroes, will haunt the reader's mind." --David Rose, "The Observer"
"Haunting and immense tenderness. The extraordinary poetic tact of this book makes it unforgettable." --John Berger, "The Guardian"
"Profoundly moving. Sivanandan triumphs in his evocation of a beautiful country he perceives as doomed. His love for the country he has lost is the driving passion of his work." --"Evening Standard"
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"A brilliant and moving first novel." --"Times Literary Supplement"
"This rich novel, peopled with unforgettable heroines and heroes, will haunt the reader's mind." --David Rose, "The Observer"
"Haunting and immense tenderness. The extraordinary poetic tact of this book makes it unforgettable." --John Berger, "The Guardian"
"Profoundly moving. Sivanandan triumphs in his evocation of a beautiful country he perceives as doomed. His love for the country he has lost is the driving passion of his work." --"Evening Standard"
A. Sivanandan came to Britain from Ceylon in the wake of the race riots of 1958 - and walked straight into the riots of Notting Hill. Since then he has written and lectured extensively on Black and Third World issues. He is the founder editor of the journal Race & Class and director of the Institute of Race Relations in London. When Memory Dies, his first novel (1997), was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize and won the Sagittarius Prize.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0140278907
- ISBN 13 9780140278903
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages416
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Book Description 411 pp, paperback, minor wear, a good copy. A three-generational novel of a Sri Lankan family's search for coherence and continuity in a country broken by colonial occupation and driven by ethnic wars. 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. Winner of the Sagittarius Prize. Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. Seller Inventory # 141937
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